| Descriptor English: | Color | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Color                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Cor | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Couleur | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Colors | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        G01.590.540.199 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003116 | ||||
| Scope note: | The visually perceived property of objects created by absorption or reflection of specific wavelengths of light. | 
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| Annotation: | NIM; differentiate from PIGMENTATION in that PIGMENTATION is related to PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        ST                                                            standards | 
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| DeCS ID: | 3148 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D003116 | ||||
| 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: | 2011/06/24 | 
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                                        PHENOMENA AND PROCESSES
 
Physical Phenomena [G01]Physical Phenomena 
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                        Color                                            
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0004825 | 
                                
| Scope note | The visually perceived property of objects created by absorption or reflection of specific wavelengths of light. | 
| Preferred term | Color | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Colors                                                 | 
                                
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