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Descriptor
English
:
Sterilization
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Esterilización
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Esterilização
Tree Number:
N06.850.780.200.450.850
SP4.011.097.066
Definition
English
:
The destroying of all
forms
of
life
, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
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
See Related
English
:
Pasteurization
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
EC
economics
ES
ethics
HI
history
IS
instrumentation
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MT
methods
OG
organization & administration
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
UT
utilization
Record Number:
27840
Unique Identifier:
D013242
Occurrence in VHL
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