Nonexpendable apparatus used during surgical procedures. They are differentiated from SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, usually hand-held and used in the immediate operative field.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013523
altLabel
Surgical Equipments
Equipments, Surgical
Equipment, Surgical
AN
differentiate from SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS in that the instrument is for use in the immediate operative field, usually held in the hand
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AE CL EC ES HI LJ MI PS SD SN ST TD VE VI
cui
C0038923
DC
1
definition
Nonexpendable apparatus used during surgical procedures. They are differentiated from SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, usually hand-held and used in the immediate operative field.