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Descriptor English: Sound
Descriptor Spanish: Sonido
Descriptor sonido
Entry term(s) ondas acústicas
ondas sonoras
radiación sónica
radiación ultrasónica
Scope note: Tipo de radiación no ionizante en el que la energía se transmite a través de un sólido, un líquido o un gas en forma de ondas de compresión. La radiación del sonido (acústica o sónica) cuya frecuencia supera el rango audible se denomina ultrasónica. Por contra, la radiación sónica con frecuencias situadas por debajo del rango de audición se denomina infrasónica.
Descriptor Portuguese: Som
Descriptor French: Son (physique)
Entry term(s): Acoustic Wave
Acoustic Waves
Elastic Wave
Elastic Waves
Radiation, Sonic
Radiations, Sonic
Sonic Radiation
Sonic Radiations
Sound Wave
Sound Waves
Sounds
Wave, Acoustic
Wave, Elastic
Wave, Sound
Waves, Acoustic
Waves, Elastic
Waves, Sound
Tree number(s): G01.750.770.776
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013016
Scope note: A type of non-ionizing radiation in which energy is transmitted through solid, liquid, or gas as compression waves. Sound (acoustic or sonic) radiation with frequencies above the audible range is classified as ultrasonic. Sound radiation below the audible range is classified as infrasonic.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
Consider Also: consider also terms at PHON-
Related: Acoustic Stimulation MeSH
Noise MeSH
DeCS ID: 13399
Unique ID: D013016
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2015/06/23
Sound - Preferred
Concept UI M0020178
Scope note A type of non-ionizing radiation in which energy is transmitted through solid, liquid, or gas as compression waves. Sound (acoustic or sonic) radiation with frequencies above the audible range is classified as ultrasonic. Sound radiation below the audible range is classified as infrasonic.
Preferred term Sound
Entry term(s) Radiation, Sonic
Radiations, Sonic
Sonic Radiation
Sonic Radiations
Sounds
Sound Waves - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0555238
Preferred term Sound Waves
Entry term(s) Acoustic Wave
Acoustic Waves
Elastic Wave
Elastic Waves
Sound Wave
Wave, Acoustic
Wave, Elastic
Wave, Sound
Waves, Acoustic
Waves, Elastic
Waves, Sound



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