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Descriptor English: Transillumination
Descriptor Spanish: Transiluminación
Descriptor transiluminación
Entry term(s) diafanografía
diafanoscopia
Scope note: Paso de luz a través de los tejidos o cavidades del cuerpo para examinar las estructuras internas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Transiluminação
Descriptor French: Transillumination
Entry term(s): Diaphanographies
Diaphanography
Diaphanoscopies
Diaphanoscopy
Transilluminations
Tree number(s): E01.370.350.589.500
E05.642.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014172
Scope note: Passage of light through body tissues or cavities for examination of internal structures.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
DeCS ID: 23490
Unique ID: D014172
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Transillumination - Preferred
Concept UI M0021821
Scope note Passage of light through body tissues or cavities for examination of internal structures.
Preferred term Transillumination
Entry term(s) Diaphanoscopies
Diaphanoscopy
Transilluminations
Diaphanography - Narrower
Concept UI M0021822
Preferred term Diaphanography
Entry term(s) Diaphanographies



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