| 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
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| 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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