sharps waste
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form of biomedical waste composed of "sharps" like used heroin syringes, which includes any device or object used to puncture or lacerate the skin
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Within Vinony's link graph, sharps waste is referenced by 251 other articles, and connects out to incineration, hypodermic needle and biomedical waste.
It sits within the topics Biological hazards, Medical ethics and Medical waste.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
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