Preferred Label : ecological systems, closed;
MeSH definition : Systems that provide for the maintenance of life in an isolated living chamber through
reutilization of the material available, in particular, by means of a cycle wherein
exhaled carbon dioxide, urine, and other waste matter are converted chemically or
by photosynthesis into oxygen, water, and food. (NASA Thesaurus, 1988);
MeSH synonym : systems, closed ecological; closed ecological systems; closed ecological system; ecological system, closed; system, closed ecological;
MeSH hyponym : breadboard project; sealed cabin ecology; closed ecologic life support systems; Breadboard Projects; Project, Breadboard; Projects, Breadboard; Cabin Ecologies, Sealed; Cabin Ecology, Sealed; Ecologies, Sealed Cabin; Ecology, Sealed Cabin; Sealed Cabin Ecologies; CELSS;
Related MeSH term : life support systems, regenerative;
MeSH annotation : IM; coord with SPACE FLIGHT (IM) or SUBMARINE MEDICINE (IM), if pertinent;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed ecological system;
Origin ID : D018504;
UMLS CUI : C0242715;
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Systems that provide for the maintenance of life in an isolated living chamber through
reutilization of the material available, in particular, by means of a cycle wherein
exhaled carbon dioxide, urine, and other waste matter are converted chemically or
by photosynthesis into oxygen, water, and food. (NASA Thesaurus, 1988)
