Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment

Space Suits

Pressure suits for wear in space or at very low ambient pressures within the atmosphere, designed to permit the wearer to leave the protection of a pressurized cabin. (NASA Thesaurus, 1994)

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Pressure suits for wear in space or at very low ambient pressures within the atmosphere, designed to permit the wearer to leave the protection of a pressurized cabin. (NASA Thesaurus, 1994)

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Spacesuits
  • Space Suit
  • Spacesuit
  • Suit, Space
  • Suits, Space
  • Flight Suits
  • Flight Suit
  • Suit, Flight
  • Suits, Flight

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Aspects Covered

13 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, classification, economics, ethics, history, microbiology, parasitology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

GRAVITY SUITS is also available

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History Note

97

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Previous Indexing

  • G Suits (1975-1996)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Numbers

  1. E07w.700.560w.875.700w
  2. E07w.700.600.700w
  3. J01.637.215w.600.700w
  4. J01.637.708.560w.875.700w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Space Suits. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019442. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019442
  2. Space Suits. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_suit
  3. Space Suits. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223571