Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Equipment Failure Analysis

The evaluation of incidents involving the loss of function of a device. These evaluations are used for a variety of purposes such as to determine the failure rates, the causes of failures, costs of failures, and the reliability and maintainability of devices.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The evaluation of incidents involving the loss of function of a device. These evaluations are used for a variety of purposes such as to determine the failure rates, the causes of failures, costs of failures, and the reliability and maintainability of devices.

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Synonyms

17 entry terms
  • Analysis, Equipment Failure
  • Analyses, Equipment Failure
  • Equipment Failure Analyses
  • Failure Analyses, Equipment
  • Failure Analysis, Equipment
  • Analysis, Materials Failure
  • Analysis, Prosthesis Failure
  • Materials Failure Analysis
  • Prosthesis Failure Analysis
  • Analyses, Materials Failure
  • Analyses, Prosthesis Failure
  • Failure Analyses, Materials
  • Failure Analyses, Prosthesis
  • Failure Analysis, Materials
  • Failure Analysis, Prosthesis
  • Materials Failure Analyses
  • Prosthesis Failure Analyses

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Aspects Covered

5 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings economics, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

coordinate with specific equipment or specific technique / instrum

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History Note

97

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Previous Indexing

  • Equipment and Supplies (1993-1996)

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Tree Number

  1. E05.325.192w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Equipment Failure Analysis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019544. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019544
  2. Equipment Failure Analysis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failure_analysis
  3. Equipment Failure Analysis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1022240