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Preferred term

Medical Waste Disposal  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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 terms

  • Disposal, Medical Waste
  • Waste Disposal, Medical

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-N0J4RS0B-3

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