Preferred Label : nuclear fission;
MeSH definition : Nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of a heavy atom such as uranium or plutonium
is split into two approximately equal parts by a neutron, charged particle, or photon.;
MeSH synonym : nuclear fissions; fission, nuclear; fissions, nuclear;
MeSH annotation : no qualif; do not confuse with NUCLEAR FUSION; do not confuse with NUCLEAR FUSION;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear fission;
Origin ID : D009680;
UMLS CUI : C0028576;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Record concept(s)
- Semantic type(s)
Nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of a heavy atom such as uranium or plutonium
is split into two approximately equal parts by a neutron, charged particle, or photon.
