Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Filtration

A process of separating particulate matter from a fluid, such as air or a liquid, by passing the fluid carrier through a medium that will not pass the particulates. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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A process of separating particulate matter from a fluid, such as air or a liquid, by passing the fluid carrier through a medium that will not pass the particulates. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

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  • Filtrations

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Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends, veterinary.

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Indexing Annotation

includes filtration of fluids, gases & radiations; not for electrical or electronic filtering; filters: index FILTRATION / instrum but note MICROPORE FILTERS and AIR FILTERS are available

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History Note

70; FILTERS was see under FILTRATION 1970-74, was heading 1963-69

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  1. E05.196w.454w
  2. G01w.280w
  3. G02.263w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Filtration. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005374. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005374
  2. Filtration. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filtration
  3. Filtration. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244772