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Abstract
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.
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Synonyms
16 entry terms
- Disposal, Medical Waste
- Waste Disposal, Medical
- Biologic Waste Disposal
- Biological Waste Disposal
- Disposal, Biological Waste
- Disposal, Infectious Waste
- Disposal, Pathological Waste
- Infectious Waste Disposal
- Pathological Waste Disposal
- Specimen Disposal
- Waste Disposal, Biological
- Waste Disposal, Infectious
- Waste Disposal, Pathological
- Disposal, Biologic Waste
- Disposal, Specimen
- Waste Disposal, Biologic
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8 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data.
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Indexing Annotation
disposal of dental waste: coord IM with DENTAL WASTE (IM)
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Previous Indexing
- Medical Waste (1991-1993)
- Refuse Disposal (1966-1993)
- Waste Products (1978-1990)
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WA 790
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Medical Waste Disposal. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017744. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017744
- Medical Waste Disposal. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q70443553