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Life Support Systems MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Life Support Systems
Tree Number(s)
N06.230.150.391
Unique ID
D008021
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008021
Annotation
do not confuse with LIFE SUPPORT CARE: read MeSH definition
Scope Note
Systems that provide all or most of the items necessary for maintaining life and health. Provisions are made for the supplying of oxygen, food, water, temperature and pressure control, disposition of carbon dioxide and body waste. The milieu may be a spacecraft, a submarine, or the surface of the moon. In medical care, usually under hospital conditions, LIFE SUPPORT CARE is available. (From Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary)
NLM Classification #
WD 756
See Also
Incubators
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under SEALED CABIN ECOLOGY 1966-90
History Note
91(66); was see under SEALED CABIN ECOLOGY 1966-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/06/29
Life Support Systems Preferred
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