background radiation

Preferred Label : background radiation;

MeSH definition : Radiation from sources other than the source of interest. It is due to cosmic rays and natural radioactivity in the environment.;

MeSH synonym : natural radiation; natural radiations; radiation, background; background radiations; radiation, natural; radiations, background; radiations, natural;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Cosmic microwave background;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic microwave background;

Details

Origin ID

D001417;

UMLS CUI

C0004607;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Background Radiation [DeCS]
- Background radiation (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- background radiation [IUPAC Term]
- natural radiation [IUPAC Term]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Low-Level Radiation [NCIt concept]
Record concept(s)
- background radiation [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Natural Phenomenon or Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Background radiation (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Low-Level Radiation [NCIt concept]

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