Medical Waste

"Medical Waste" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Blood, mucus, tissue removed at surgery or autopsy, soiled surgical dressings, and other materials requiring special disposal procedures.

Descriptor ID	D008506
MeSH Number(s)	D20.944.460 N06.850.460.710.460
Concept/Terms	Medical Waste Medical Waste Waste, Medical Medical Wastes Wastes, Medical Waste, Pathological Waste, Pathological Pathological Wastes Wastes, Pathological Pathological Waste

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Medical Waste".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Complex Mixtures [D20]
Waste Products [D20.944]
Medical Waste [D20.944.460]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Public Health [N06.850]
Environmental Pollution [N06.850.460]
Waste Products [N06.850.460.710]
Medical Waste [N06.850.460.710.460]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Medical Waste".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Medical Waste".

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