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MeSH Heading: Fat Necrosis
Tree Number(s): C23.550.717.365
Unique ID: D005218
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005218
Scope Note: A condition in which the death of adipose tissue results in neutral fats being split into fatty acids and glycerol.
Entry Term(s): Steatonecrosis
Previous Indexing: Necrosis (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under NECROSIS 1977-90
History Note: 91(77); was see under NECROSIS 1977-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/04/27
Revision Date: 1999/11/03

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diet therapy (DH)

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epidemiology (EP)

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immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

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pathology (PA)

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prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

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