DeCS

Descriptor English:

Spontaneous Combustion

Descriptor Spanish:

Combustión Espontánea

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	combustión espontánea
Entry term(s)	combustibilidad humana preternatural combustibilidad humana sobrenatural
Scope note:	Circunstancia en que una sustancia u organismo se incendia y quema sin una fuente exógena. La combustión espontánea humana se diferencia de la combustibilidad humana preternatural en que, en esta última, algunas chispas o llamas triviales encienden el fuego y los tejidos humanos, que tienen una inflamabilidad aumentada, continúan experimentando una incineración sin una fuente externa de calor o materiales combustibles. (Traducción libre del original: Bergman NA. Spontaneous human combustion: its role in literature and science. Pharos 1988;Fall;51(4):18-21)

Descriptor Portuguese:

Combustão Espontânea

Descriptor French:

Combustion spontanée

Entry term(s):

Combustibilities, Preternatural Human
Combustibility, Preternatural Human
Combustion, Spontaneous
Combustions, Spontaneous
Human Combustibilities, Preternatural
Human Combustibility, Preternatural
Preternatural Human Combustibilities
Preternatural Human Combustibility
Spontaneous Combustions

Tree number(s):

G02.833
N06.230.216.750

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018605

Scope note:

A circumstance where a substance or organism takes fire and burns without an exogenous source. Spontaneous human combustion differs from preternatural human combustibility in that in the latter, some spark or trivial flame sets the fire and the body tissues, which have a greatly enhanced inflammability, continue to undergo incineration without any external heat source or combustible materials. (Bergman NA. Spontaneous human combustion: its role in literature and science. Pharos 1988;Fall;51(4):18-21)

Concept UI	M0027886
Scope note	A circumstance where a substance or organism takes fire and burns without an exogenous source. Spontaneous human combustion differs from preternatural human combustibility in that in the latter, some spark or trivial flame sets the fire and the body tissues, which have a greatly enhanced inflammability, continue to undergo incineration without any external heat source or combustible materials. (Bergman NA. Spontaneous human combustion: its role in literature and science. Pharos 1988;Fall;51(4):18-21)
Preferred term	Spontaneous Combustion
Entry term(s)	Combustion, Spontaneous Combustions, Spontaneous Spontaneous Combustions

Concept UI	M0027885
Preferred term	Preternatural Human Combustibility
Entry term(s)	Combustibilities, Preternatural Human Combustibility, Preternatural Human Human Combustibilities, Preternatural Human Combustibility, Preternatural Preternatural Human Combustibilities

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