radioactivity - CISMeF

Preferred Label : radioactivity;

MeSH definition : The spontaneous transformation of a nuclide into one or more different nuclides, accompanied by either the emission of particles from the nucleus, nuclear capture or ejection of orbital electrons, or fission. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed);

MeSH synonym : radioactive disintegration; radioactive disintegrations; radioactivities; nuclear decay; decay, nuclear; disintegration, radioactive; disintegrations, radioactive;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Radioactive decay;

MeSH annotation : IM general only for principle of emission of radiations; NIM as coordinate for degree of radioactivity of specific radioelements or radioisotopes (IM); do not use as routine coordinate for amount of radiation or degree of radioactivity of radioisotope tracers; entry term NUCLEAR DECAY: coordinate NIM with specific radioactive substance (IM) & do not add RADIOMETRY;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioactive decay;

Details

Origin ID

D011851;

UMLS CUI

C0034553;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- nuclear decay [IUPAC Term]
- radioactive [IUPAC Term]
- radioactive [OBI concept]
Record concept(s)
- radioactivity [MeSH concept]
See also
- Effective Life [DeCS]
- Heavy Water (Environmental Health) [DeCS]
- Radioactive Effluents [DeCS]
- Thermonuclear Power Plants [DeCS]
- radiation [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- radiometry [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Natural Phenomenon or Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Radioactivity [NCIt concept]
- Radioactivity [LOINC component]
- Radioactivity (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- radioactivity [IUPAC Term]
- radioactivity, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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