Metallurgy
"Metallurgy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The science, art, or technology dealing with processes involved in the separation of metals from their ores, the technique of making or compounding the alloys, the techniques of working or heat-treating metals, and the mining of metals. It includes industrial metallurgy as well as metallurgical techniques employed in the preparation and working of metals used in dentistry, with special reference to orthodontic and prosthodontic appliances. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992, p494)
| Descriptor ID |
D008669
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.576.655.875.400
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