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Computer-Aided Design

The use of computers for designing and/or manufacturing of anything, including drugs, surgical procedures, orthotics, and prosthetics.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

The use of computers for designing and/or manufacturing of anything, including drugs, surgical procedures, orthotics, and prosthetics.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Computer-Assisted Design
  • Computer Aided Design
  • Computer Assisted Design
  • Computer-Aided Designs
  • Computer-Assisted Designs
  • Design, Computer-Aided
  • Design, Computer-Assisted
  • Designs, Computer-Aided
  • Designs, Computer-Assisted
  • CAD-CAM
  • Computer-Aided Manufacturing
  • Computer-Assisted Manufacturing
  • Computer Aided Manufacturing
  • Computer Assisted Manufacturing
  • Manufacturing, Computer-Aided
  • Manufacturing, Computer-Assisted

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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Indexing Annotation

in design of equipment or drugs

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History Note

93

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Previous Indexing

  • Computers (1968-1992)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Computer-Aided Design. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017076. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017076
  2. Computer-Aided Design. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer-aided_design
  3. Computer-Aided Design. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184793