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Nephelometry and Turbidimetry MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Nephelometry and Turbidimetry
Tree Number(s)
E05.196.712.650
Unique ID
D009391
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009391
Scope Note
Chemical analysis based on the phenomenon whereby light, passing through a medium with dispersed particles of a different refractive index from that of the medium, is attenuated in intensity by scattering. In turbidimetry, the intensity of light transmitted through the medium, the unscattered light, is measured. In nephelometry, the intensity of the scattered light is measured, usually, but not necessarily, at right angles to the incident light beam.
Entry Version
NEPHELOMETRY TURBIDIMETRY
Entry Term(s)
Nephelometry
Turbidimetry
Public MeSH Note
81; was TURBIDIMETRY see under PHOTOMETRY 1975-80; was TURBIDIMETRY see under DENSITOMETRY 1969-74
Online Note
use NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY to search TURBIDIMETRY 1975-80; use DENSITOMETRY 1969-74
History Note
81; was TURBIDIMETRY see under PHOTOMETRY 1975-80; was TURBIDIMETRY see under DENSITOMETRY 1969-74
Date Introduced
1981/01/01
Last Updated
2002/07/03
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