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Abstract
Devices intended to replace non-functioning organs. They may be temporary or permanent. Since they are intended always to function as the natural organs they are replacing, they should be differentiated from PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS and specific types of prostheses which, though also replacements for body parts, are frequently cosmetic (EYE, ARTIFICIAL) as well as functional (ARTIFICIAL LIMBS).
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- Artificial Organ
- Organ, Artificial
- Organs, Artificial
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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, microbiology, parasitology, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends, veterinary, virology.
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usually to replace function, as HEART, ARTIFICIAL or KIDNEY, ARTIFICIAL: do not confuse with PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS which is usually cosmetic; not for injections, like silicones, to replace substance; coord IM with specific organ (IM) with no qualif but note available precoords
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- National Library of Medicine. Artificial Organs. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001187. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001187
- Artificial Organs. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_organ
- Artificial Organs. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1353169