radio waves - CISMeF

Preferred Label : radio waves;

MeSH definition : Electromagnetic waves with frequencies between about 3 kilohertz (very low frequency - VLF) and 300,000 megahertz (extremely high frequency - EHF). They are used in television and radio broadcasting, land and satellite communications systems, radionavigation, radiolocation, and DIATHERMY. The highest frequency radio waves are MICROWAVES.;

MeSH synonym : waves, hertzian; hertzian waves; radio wave; wave, radio; waves, radio; Radiowaves; Radiowave;

MeSH hyponym : high frequency waves; short waves; very high frequency waves; Short Wave; Wave, Short; Waves, Short; Frequency Wave, High; Frequency Waves, High; High Frequency Wave; Wave, High Frequency; Waves, High Frequency;

MeSH annotation : radiation policy: see Manual index under RADIATION & entries following;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio wave;

Details

Origin ID

D011846;

UMLS CUI

C0034547;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapeutic use [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Electromagnetic radiation in radio wave region (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- High Frequency Heart Sound [NCIt concept]
- High frequency (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Radio Frequency [NCIt concept]
- Radio waves [UNESCO concept]
- high frequency [SNOMED Notion]
- radio wave [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- high frequency waves [MeSH concept]
- radio waves [MeSH concept]
- short waves [MeSH concept]
- very high frequency waves [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH term(s)
- Radiofrequency Therapy [MeSH Descriptor]
See also
- radar [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Natural Phenomenon or Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Electromagnetic radiation in radio wave region (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- radio wave [SNOMED Notion]

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