Structured Summary
Abstract
Failure of equipment to perform to standard. The failure may be due to defects or improper use.
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Synonyms
24 entry terms
- Failure, Equipment
- Equipment Failures
- Failures, Equipment
- Defects, Equipment
- Device Failure
- Device Failure, Medical
- Device Failures, Medical
- Failure, Medical Device
- Failures, Medical Device
- Malfunction, Equipment
- Medical Device Failure
- Misuse, Equipment
- Defect, Equipment
- Device Failures
- Equipment Defect
- Equipment Defects
- Equipment Malfunction
- Equipment Malfunctions
- Equipment Misuse
- Equipment Misuses
- Failure, Device
- Failures, Device
- Malfunctions, Equipment
- Misuses, Equipment
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Aspects Covered
3 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings economics, statistics & numerical data, veterinary.
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Indexing Annotation
coordinate with specific equipment or specific technique / instrum
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History Note
82
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Tree Number
- E05.325
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Equipment Failure. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004868. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004868
- Equipment Failure. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73498663