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Gloves, Protective MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Gloves, Protective
Tree Number(s)
E07.700.560.875.400
E07.700.600.400
J01.637.215.600.400
J01.637.708.560.875.400
Unique ID
D017575
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017575
Annotation
GLOVES, SURGICAL is also available
Scope Note
Covering for the hands usually with separation for the fingers, made of various materials for protection against infections, toxic substances, extremes of hot and cold, radiation, water immersion, etc. Protective gloves may be worn by patients, care givers, laboratory personnel, industrial workers, and police, among others.
Entry Term(s)
Protective Gloves
Previous Indexing
Clothing (1967-1990)
Protective Clothing (1970-1993)
Public MeSH Note
94
History Note
94
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1992/12/28
Revision Date
2022/07/14
Gloves, Protective Preferred
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