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Descriptor English: Porosity
Descriptor Spanish: Porosidad
Descriptor porosidad
Scope note: Condición de poseer poros o espacios abiertos. Con frecuencia hace referencia a huesos, implantes óseos o cementos óseos, aunque también puede describir el estado poroso de cualquier sustancia sólida.
Descriptor Portuguese: Porosidade
Descriptor French: Porosité
Entry term(s): Porosities
Tree number(s): G01.374.710
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016062
Scope note: Condition of having pores or open spaces. This often refers to bones, bone implants, or bone cements, but can refer to the porous state of any solid substance.
Annotation: almost never IM
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Chemistry, Physical (1966-1990)
Surface Properties (1966-1990)
Public MeSH Note: 91
History Note: 91
DeCS ID: 29085
Unique ID: D016062
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/03/23
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Porosity - Preferred
Concept UI M0024550
Scope note Condition of having pores or open spaces. This often refers to bones, bone implants, or bone cements, but can refer to the porous state of any solid substance.
Preferred term Porosity
Entry term(s) Porosities



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