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Prescription scales

Scope note

Use for scales or balances designed for weighing the ingredients of medicinal and other formulas prescribed by physicians and dispensed by pharmacists. NIST44

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000224840

Broader Terms used

<weighing devices by function>

Equivalent Terms used

prescription scale

Created

13yrs ago

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