capillary action

Preferred Label : capillary action;

MeSH definition : A phenomenon in which the surface of a liquid where it contacts a solid is elevated or depressed, because of the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid. (from McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed);

MeSH synonym : action, capillary; wicking;

MeSH Hyperonym : capillarity; Capillarities;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capillary action;

Details

Origin ID

D002197;

UMLS CUI

C3202974;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Capillaritis [ICD-11 Subcategory]
- Capillaritis [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Capillaritis (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Wick, device (physical object) [SNOMED CT concept]
- capillaritis, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- capillarity [MeSH concept]
- capillary action [MeSH concept]
See also
- capillaries [MeSH Descriptor]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- capillaritis [Disease (Nov.)]
Semantic type(s)
- Natural Phenomenon or Process [UMLS semantic type]

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