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Protective Clothing
Medical Definition: | Clothing designed to protect the individual against possible exposure to known hazards. |
Previously Indexed: | Clothing (1966-1969) |
Gloves, Protective - Coverings for the hands, usually with separations for the fingers, made of various materials, for protection against infections, toxic substances, extremes of hot and cold, radiations, water immersion, etc. The gloves may be worn by patients, care givers, housewives, laboratory and industrial workers, police, etc. | |
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) |
Protective Clothing Medical Definitions and Terms
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