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surgery MeSH Qualifier Data 2025


MeSH Qualifier
surgery
Unique ID
Q000601
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/Q000601
Annotation
subhead only; includes "operation", "surgical therapy"; for tissue section or coagulation by laser; not for transplantation ( = /‌transplantation); indexing policy: Manual 19.8.70; DF: /‌surg or /SU
Scope Note
Used for operative procedures on organs, regions, or tissues in the treatment of diseases, including tissue section by lasers. It excludes transplantation, for which transplantation is used.
Entry Version
SURG
Abbreviation
SU
Entry Term(s)
intraoperative procedures
invasive procedures
operations
operative procedures
operative therapy
perioperative procedures
peroperative procedures
preoperative procedures
Online Note
search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/SU or SU (SH) or SUBS APPLY SU
History Note
66; used with Category A, C & F 1966-74; A, C & F3 1975; A, B2, C & F3 1976-89; A1-10, A13-14, A16, B2, C & F3 1990 forward
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1973/12/27
Revision Date
2019/06/17
surgery Preferred
preoperative procedures Narrower
intraoperative procedures Narrower
perioperative procedures Narrower
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