torsion, mechanical

Preferred Label : torsion, mechanical;

MeSH definition : A twisting deformation of a solid body about an axis. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed);

MeSH synonym : mechanical torsion;

Related MeSH term : torsional force; Force, Torsional; Torsional Forces;

MeSH annotation : TORSION ABNORMALITY is also available;

Details

Origin ID

D054159;

UMLS CUI

C0563541;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Mechanical torsion (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Musculoskeletal torsion (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- torsion [Radlex concept]
- torsion [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- torsion, mechanical [MeSH concept]
- torsional force [MeSH concept]
See also
- rotation [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Phenomenon or Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Mechanical torsion (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]

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