Medical Subject Headings

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Preferred Name

Sterilization

Synonyms
Definitions

The destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means.

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013242

AN

of the environment, not sexual; differentiate from DISINFECTION: DISINFECTION renders matter free of pathogens, STERILIZATION destroys all microbes; if in doubt, use the word of the text

AQL

CL EC ES HI IS LJ MT OG SN ST TD

cui

C0038280

DC

1

definition

The destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means.

DX

19660101

FX

D061352

Inverse of AQ

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000331

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000266

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000379

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000706

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000941

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000191

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000145

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000592

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000295

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000458

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000639

Inverse of RO

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D061352

MDA

19990101

MMR

20110624

MN

N06.850.780.200.450.850

notation

D013242

prefLabel

Sterilization

TERMUI

T038883

TH

NLM (1966)

tui

T058

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D017053

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