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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Sterilization
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Esterilización
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Esterilização
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Tree Number:
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N06.850.780.200.450.850
SP4.097.066
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Definition English:
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The destroying of all forms of life, especially microorganisms, by heat, chemical, or other means. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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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
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See Related English:
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Pasteurization
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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27840
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Unique Identifier:
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D013242
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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