Descriptor English: | Sterilization |
Descriptor Spanish: | Esterilización |
Descriptor Portuguese: | Esterilização |
Descriptor French: | Stérilisation |
Entry term(s): |
Central Sterile Supplies Department |
Tree number(s): |
N06.850.780.200.450.850 SP4.097.066 |
RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013242 |
Scope note: | The destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means. |
Annotation: | of the environment, not sexual; differentiate from DISINFECTION: DISINFECTION renders matter free of pathogens, STERILIZATION destroys all microbes; if in doubt, use the word of the text |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation LJ legislation & jurisprudence MT methods OG organization & administration SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends |
Related: |
Pasteurization
MeSH |
DeCS ID: | 27840 |
Unique ID: | D013242 |
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2011/06/24 |
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PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health
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Sterilization
- Preferred
Concept UI |
M0020482 |
Scope note | The destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means. |
Preferred term | Sterilization |
Entry term(s) |
Central Sterile Supplies Department |
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