disinfection - CISMeF

Preferred Label : disinfection;

MeSH definition : Rendering pathogens harmless through the use of heat, antiseptics, antibacterial agents, etc.;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Disinfectant;

MeSH annotation : differentiate from STERILIZATION: DISINFECTION renders matter free of pathogens, STERILIZATION destroys all microbes; if in doubt, use the word of the text; disinfection of needles using household bleach Clorox, as by intravenous drug users, is indexed under DISINFECTION NEEDLES SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinfectant;

Details

Origin ID

D004203;

UMLS CUI

C0012683;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- instrumentation [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- methods [MeSH Qualifier]
- organization & administration [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Disinfectant [NCIt concept]
- Disinfectant (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Disinfectant, not elsewhere classified [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Disinfectants [DeCS]
- Disinfecting [ICNP action]
- Disinfection [DeCS]
- Sanitation [UNESCO concept]
- Sterilization [NCIt concept]
- disinfectant [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- disinfectant, nos [SNOMED Notion]
- disinfection [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
Record concept(s)
- disinfection [MeSH concept]
See also
- Disinfestation [DeCS]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- antisepsis [MeSH Descriptor]
- disinfectants [MeSH Descriptor]
- sterilization [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Therapeutic or Preventive Procedure [UMLS semantic type]

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