optical fibers

Preferred Label : optical fibers;

MeSH definition : Thin strands of transparent material, usually glass, that are used for transmitting light waves over long distances.;

MeSH synonym : Fiber, Optical; Fibers, Optical; Optical Fiber; Fiber Optic Cables; Cable, Fiber Optic; Cables, Fiber Optic; Fiber Optic Cable; Optic Cable, Fiber; Optic Cables, Fiber;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical fiber;

Details

Origin ID

D055100;

UMLS CUI

C2355578;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
- veterinary [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Base Excision Repair [NCIt concept]
- Dietary Fiber [NCIt concept]
- Fiber [NCIt concept]
- Fiber [FMA entity]
- Fiber (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Fiber Device [NCIt concept]
- Fiber Optic Device [NCIt concept]
- Fiber optics [PASCAL theme]
- Fibers [LOINC component]
- Fibres [UNESCO concept]
- Fibrous (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lophura ignita (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Optical fibres [UNESCO concept]
- Plant fiber (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Product containing plant fiber (medicinal product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Strain of jaw (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Thief (life style) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Vegetable fibers [LOINC component]
- fiber [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- fiber [SNOMED Notion]
CISMeF manual mappings
- optical fibers [EFMI term]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Optical Fiber Device [NCIt concept]
Record concept(s)
- optical fibers [MeSH concept]
See also
- fiber optic technology [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Manufactured Object [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- optical fibers [EFMI term]

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