Preferred Label : Respiratory Aerosols and Droplets;
MeSH definition : Physiological aerosols and droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing, speaking and
exhalation. Depending on the size, aerodynamic distribution or concentration they
may play a role in transmission of infectious respiratory diseases.;
MeSH synonym : Expiratory Aerosols; Expiratory Droplets;
CISMeF synonym : Respiratory Droplets and Aerosols;
MeSH hyponym : Aerosol, Respiratory; Respiratory Aerosol; Droplet Nuclei, Expiratory; Droplet Nucleus, Expiratory; Expiratory Droplet Nucleus; Nucleus, Expiratory Droplet; Bio-Aerosol, Exhaled; Exhaled Bio Aerosols; Exhaled Bio-Aerosol; Exhaled Biological Aerosols; Aerosol, Exhaled Biological; Biological Aerosol, Exhaled; Exhaled Biological Aerosol; Aerosol, Infectious; Infectious Aerosol; Droplet, Respiratory; Respiratory Droplet; Infectious Respiratory Particles; Infectious Respiratory Particle; Particle, Infectious Respiratory; Respiratory Particle, Infectious;
Origin ID : D000088343;
UMLS CUI : C5544383;
Allowable qualifiers
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
Physiological aerosols and droplets expelled during coughing, sneezing, speaking and
exhalation. Depending on the size, aerodynamic distribution or concentration they
may play a role in transmission of infectious respiratory diseases.
