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MeSH Heading: Medical Waste Disposal
Tree Number(s): D20.944.460.300; N06.850.460.710.460.300; N06.850.860.510.900.600.600
Unique ID: D017744
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017744
Annotation: disposal of dental waste: coord IM with DENTAL WASTE (IM)
Scope Note: Management, removal, and elimination of biologic, infectious, pathologic, and dental waste. The concept includes blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special control and handling. Disposal may take place where the waste is generated or elsewhere.
Entry Version: MED WASTE DISPOSAL
Entry Term(s): Biologic Waste Disposal; Biological Waste Disposal; Disposal, Biological Waste; Disposal, Infectious Waste; Disposal, Medical Waste; Disposal, Pathological Waste; Infectious Waste Disposal; Pathological Waste Disposal; Specimen Disposal; Waste Disposal, Biological; Waste Disposal, Infectious; Waste Disposal, Medical; Waste Disposal, Pathological
Registry Numbers: 0
NLM Classification #: WA 790
Previous Indexing: Medical Waste (1991-1993); Refuse Disposal (1966-1993); Waste Products (1978-1990)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/04
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

legislation & jurisprudence (LJ)

methods (MT)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

Concept UI: M0026818
Registry Numbers: 0
Scope Note: Management, removal, and elimination of biologic, infectious, pathologic, and dental waste. The concept includes blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special control and handling. Disposal may take place where the waste is generated or elsewhere.
Terms: Medical Waste Disposal Preferred Term
Term UI T053080
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Disposal, Medical Waste
Term UI T053078
Date09/10/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Waste Disposal, Medical
Term UI T053079
Date09/10/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

Concept UI: M0026817
Registry Numbers: 0
Terms: Biological Waste Disposal Preferred Term
Term UI T053076
Date10/15/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Disposal, Biological Waste
Term UI T053074
Date09/10/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Waste Disposal, Biological
Term UI T053075
Date09/10/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Biologic Waste Disposal
Term UI T053077
Date10/15/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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