weightlessness

Preferred Label : weightlessness;

MeSH definition : Condition in which no acceleration, whether due to gravity or any other force, can be detected by an observer within a system. It also means the absence of weight or the absence of the force of gravity acting on a body. Microgravity, gravitational force between 0 and 10 -6 g, is included here. (From NASA Thesaurus, 1988);

MeSH synonym : gravity, zero; zero gravity;

Related MeSH term : microgravity;

MeSH annotation : natural only: WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION and WEIGHTLESSNESS COUNTERMEASURES are also available;

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

Details

Origin ID

D014893;

UMLS CUI

C0043099;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Gravity [NCIt concept]
- Gravity (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Weightlessness (disorder) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
- gravity [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- microgravity [MeSH concept]
- weightlessness [MeSH concept]
See also
- hypogravity [MeSH Descriptor]
- space flight [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- weightlessness countermeasures [MeSH Descriptor]
- weightlessness simulation [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Natural Phenomenon or Process [UMLS semantic type]

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