Technology, Industry, and Agriculture

Three-Dimensional Printing

Process for making, building or constructing a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model by laying down many successive thin layers of building material.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Process for making, building or constructing a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model by laying down many successive thin layers of building material.

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Synonyms

19 entry terms
  • 3-D Printing
  • 3-Dimensional Printing
  • 3D Printing
  • Printing, Three-Dimensional
  • 3 D Printing
  • 3 Dimensional Printing
  • 3-D Printings
  • 3-Dimensional Printings
  • 3D Printings
  • Printing, 3-D
  • Printing, 3-Dimensional
  • Printing, 3D
  • Printing, Three Dimensional
  • Printings, 3-D
  • Printings, 3-Dimensional
  • Printings, 3D
  • Printings, Three-Dimensional
  • Three Dimensional Printing
  • Three-Dimensional Printings

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11 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, instrumentation, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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2015

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  1. J01.897w.564w
  2. L01w.224w.108w.150w.500w
  3. L01w.296.110w.150w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Three-Dimensional Printing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D066330. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D066330
  2. Three-Dimensional Printing. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing
  3. Three-Dimensional Printing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q229367