Sunlight MeSH Descriptor Data 2025

MeSH Heading: Sunlight
Tree Number(s): G01.358.500.505.650.836; G01.750.250.650.836; G01.750.770.578.836; G16.500.275.063.725.525; G16.500.750.775.525; N06.230.300.100.725.525
Unique ID: D013472
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013472
Annotation: /adv eff permitted but consider also SUNBURN & SUNSTROKE; using sunlight therapeutically = HELIOTHERAPY
Scope Note: Irradiation directly from the sun.
Entry Term(s): Sunshine
See Also: Heliotherapy
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2011/06/24

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

Physical Phenomena [G01]
- Magnetic Phenomena [G01.358]
  - Electromagnetic Phenomena [G01.358.500]
    - Electromagnetic Radiation [G01.358.500.505]
      - Light [G01.358.500.505.650]
        
        Blue Light [G01.358.500.505.650.220]
        
        Incandescence [G01.358.500.505.650.440]
        
        Infrared Rays [G01.358.500.505.650.552]
        
        Luminescence [G01.358.500.505.650.665]
        
        Photons [G01.358.500.505.650.782]
        
        Red Light [G01.358.500.505.650.809]
        
        Sunlight [G01.358.500.505.650.836]
        
        Green Light [G01.358.500.505.650.836.500]
        
        Ultraviolet Rays [G01.358.500.505.650.891]

Physical Phenomena [G01]
- Radiation [G01.750]
  - Electromagnetic Radiation [G01.750.250]
    - Light [G01.750.250.650]

Physical Phenomena [G01]
- Radiation [G01.750]
  - Radiation, Nonionizing [G01.750.770]
    - Light [G01.750.770.578]

Biological Phenomena [G16]
- Ecological and Environmental Phenomena [G16.500]
  - Environment [G16.500.275]
    - Atmosphere [G16.500.275.063]
      - Weather [G16.500.275.063.725]
        
        Air Movements [G16.500.275.063.725.154]
        
        Extreme Weather [G16.500.275.063.725.232]
        
        Humidity [G16.500.275.063.725.310]
        
        Rain [G16.500.275.063.725.395]
        
        Snow [G16.500.275.063.725.480]
        
        Sunlight [G16.500.275.063.725.525]
        
        Infrared Rays [G16.500.275.063.725.525.400]
        
        Ultraviolet Rays [G16.500.275.063.725.525.600]
        
        Temperature [G16.500.275.063.725.710]

Biological Phenomena [G16]
- Ecological and Environmental Phenomena [G16.500]
  - Meteorological Concepts [G16.500.750]
    - Weather [G16.500.750.775]

Environment and Public Health [N06]
- Environment [N06.230]
  - Meteorological Concepts [N06.230.300]
    - Atmosphere [N06.230.300.100]
      - Weather [N06.230.300.100.725]
        
        Cold Temperature [N06.230.300.100.725.154]
        
        Extreme Weather [N06.230.300.100.725.193]
        
        Hot Temperature [N06.230.300.100.725.232]
        
        Humidity [N06.230.300.100.725.310]
        
        Lightning [N06.230.300.100.725.375]
        
        Rain [N06.230.300.100.725.450]
        
        Snow [N06.230.300.100.725.480]
        
        Sunlight [N06.230.300.100.725.525]
        
        Infrared Rays [N06.230.300.100.725.525.400]
        
        Ultraviolet Rays [N06.230.300.100.725.525.600]
        
        Temperature [N06.230.300.100.725.710]
        
        Wind [N06.230.300.100.725.780]

Sunlight Preferred

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