Preferred Label : coriolis force;
MeSH definition : The apparent deflection (Coriolis acceleration) of a body in motion with respect to
the earth, as seen by an observer on the earth, attributed to a fictitious force (Coriolis
force) but actually caused by the rotation of the earth. In a medical context it refers
to the physiological effects (nausea, vertigo, dizziness, etc.) felt by a person moving
radially in a rotating system, as a rotating space station. (From Random House Unabridged
Dictionary, 2d ed & McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th
ed);
MeSH synonym : force, coriolis;
MeSH hyponym : coriolis stimulation; coriolis effect; coriolis acceleration; Stimulation, Coriolis; Acceleration, Coriolis; Effect, Coriolis;
MeSH annotation : a principle of motion; named for Gaspard Coriolis (d. 1843), a French civil engineer;
no qualif;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coriolis acceleration;
Origin ID : D003312;
UMLS CUI : C0010024;
Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
The apparent deflection (Coriolis acceleration) of a body in motion with respect to
the earth, as seen by an observer on the earth, attributed to a fictitious force (Coriolis
force) but actually caused by the rotation of the earth. In a medical context it refers
to the physiological effects (nausea, vertigo, dizziness, etc.) felt by a person moving
radially in a rotating system, as a rotating space station. (From Random House Unabridged
Dictionary, 2d ed & McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th
ed)
