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| Preferred Name | Electromagnetic Radiation |
| Definitions |
The radiation of energy as transverse waves produced by moving charges.
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electromagnetic radiation
Radiation-Total
radiation (unspecified type)
Electromagnetic Radiation
Radiation, Electromagnetic
EMR
Radiation
radiation
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Electromagnetic Radiation
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Electromagnetic_Radiation
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| Preferred_Name |
Electromagnetic Radiation
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| Semantic_Type |
Natural Phenomenon or Process
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| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C17050
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| DEFINITION |
The radiation of energy as transverse waves produced by moving charges.
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| UMLS_CUI |
C0034519
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C17050
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electromagnetic radiation
Radiation-Total
radiation (unspecified type)
Electromagnetic Radiation
Radiation, Electromagnetic
EMR
Radiation
radiation
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| ALT_DEFINITION |
Radiation that has both electric and magnetic fields and travels in waves. It comes from natural and man-made sources. Electromagnetic radiation can vary in strength from low energy to high energy. It includes radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays, and gamma rays.
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