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MeSH Heading: Light
Tree Number(s): G01.358.500.505.650; G01.590.540; G01.750.250.650; G01.750.770.578
Unique ID: D008027
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008027
Annotation: differentiate from LIGHTING (the environment); light scattering = SCATTERING, RADIATION (IM) + LIGHT; LIGHT + PERIODICITY is not necessarily CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; luminance goes here or under LIGHTING but not under LUMINESCENCE; black light: index INFRARED RAYS or ULTRAVIOLET RAYS depending on text but unspecified, index ULTRAVIOLET RAYS
Scope Note: That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum in the visible, ultraviolet, and infrared range.
Entry Term(s): Light, Visible; Photoradiation; Radiation, Visible; Visible Radiation
See Also: Lighting; Luminescent Measurements; Photic Stimulation; Photobiology; Photochemistry; Photochemotherapy; Photometry; Photosensitivity Disorders; Photosynthesis; Phototherapy; Phototropism; Sunlight; Ultraviolet Therapy
Consider Also: consider also terms at PHOTIC and PHOTO-
Entry Combination: therapeutic use:Phototherapy
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/24

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