spontaneous combustion

Preferred Label : spontaneous combustion;

MeSH definition : A circumstance where a substance or organism takes fire and burns without an exogenous source. Spontaneous human combustion differs from preternatural human combustibility in that in the latter, some spark or trivial flame sets the fire and the body tissues, which have a greatly enhanced inflammability, continue to undergo incineration without any external heat source or combustible materials. (Bergman NA. Spontaneous human combustion: its role in literature and science. Pharos 1988;Fall;51(4):18-21);

MeSH synonym : combustions, spontaneous; combustion, spontaneous; spontaneous combustions;

Related MeSH term : preternatural human combustibility; Combustibilities, Preternatural Human; Combustibility, Preternatural Human; Human Combustibilities, Preternatural; Human Combustibility, Preternatural; Preternatural Human Combustibilities;

MeSH annotation : material or human: read MeSH definition; only /hist;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spontaneous combustion;

Details

Origin ID

D018605;

UMLS CUI

C0242833;

Allowable qualifiers
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Spontaneous Combustion [DeCS]
- Spontaneous combustion (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- spontaneous combustion [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- preternatural human combustibility [MeSH concept]
- spontaneous combustion [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Phenomenon or Process [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Spontaneous combustion (physical force) [SNOMED CT concept]
- spontaneous combustion [SNOMED Notion]

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