altitude - CISMeF

Preferred Label : altitude;

MeSH definition : A vertical distance measured from a known level on the surface of a planet or other celestial body.;

MeSH synonym : altitudes;

MeSH annotation : consider also ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; /adv eff probably ALTITUDE SICKNESS;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altitude;

Details

Origin ID

D000531;

UMLS CUI

C0002349;

Record concept(s)
- altitude [MeSH concept]
See also
- aerospace medicine [MeSH Descriptor]
- atmospheric pressure [MeSH Descriptor]
- mountaineering [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- altitude sickness [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Quantitative Concept [UMLS semantic type]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- high altitude [SNOMED Notion]

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