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MeSH Heading: Surgical Instruments
Tree Number(s): E07.858.700
Unique ID: D013525
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013525
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics or /‌instrum with specialty or with surgical technique; differentiate from SURGICAL EQUIPMENT on basis of size (instruments are holdable in the hand); surgical instrument left in the operative field: coordinate with FOREIGN BODIES
Scope Note: Hand-held tools or implements used by health professionals for the performance of surgical tasks.
Entry Version: SURG INSTRUM
Entry Term(s): Clamp, Surgical; Clamps, Surgical; Clip, Surgical; Clips; Clips, Surgical; Clips, Tantalum; Forceps; Hook, Surgical; Hooks, Surgical; Instrument, Surgical; Plug, Surgical; Plugs, Surgical; Scissors, Surgical; Speculum; Surgical Clamp; Surgical Clamps; Surgical Clip; Surgical Clips; Surgical Hook; Surgical Hooks; Surgical Plug; Surgical Plugs; Surgical Scissors; Surgical Valve; Surgical Valves; Trocar; Valve, Surgical; Valves, Surgical
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65
Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1997/06/20

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

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ethics (ES)

history (HI)

microbiology (MI)

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veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0020891
Terms: Surgical Clamps Preferred Term
Term UI T039776
Date02/27/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Clamp, Surgical
Term UI T039773
Date11/21/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Surgical Clamp
Term UI T039774
Date12/26/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Clamps, Surgical
Term UI T039775
Date02/27/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

Concept UI: M0020892
Terms: Surgical Clips Preferred Term
Term UI T039780
Date02/27/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Clip, Surgical
Term UI T039777
Date12/26/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Surgical Clip
Term UI T039778
Date11/19/1988
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Clips, Surgical
Term UI T039779
Date02/27/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

Concept UI: M0020893
Terms: Surgical Hooks Preferred Term
Term UI T039784
Date02/27/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Hook, Surgical
Term UI T039781
Date11/21/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Surgical Hook
Term UI T039782
Date12/26/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Hooks, Surgical
Term UI T039783
Date02/27/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

Concept UI: M0020895
Terms: Surgical Plugs Preferred Term
Term UI T039790
Date02/27/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Plug, Surgical
Term UI T039787
Date12/26/1978
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Surgical Plug
Term UI T039788
Date11/21/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Plugs, Surgical
Term UI T039789
Date02/27/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

Concept UI: M0020898
Terms: Valves, Surgical Preferred Term
Term UI T039797
Date02/27/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Surgical Valve
Term UI T039794
Date11/25/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Valve, Surgical
Term UI T039795
Date11/25/1996
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Surgical Valves
Term UI T039796
Date02/27/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998)

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