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Descriptor English: Torsion, Mechanical
Descriptor Spanish: Torsión Mecánica
Descriptor torsión mecánica
Scope note: Deformación por giro de un cuerpo sólido en relación a un eje. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Torção Mecânica
Descriptor French: Torsion mécanique
Entry term(s): Force, Torsional
Mechanical Torsion
Torsional Force
Torsional Forces
Tree number(s): G01.374.860
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054159
Scope note: A twisting deformation of a solid body about an axis. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
Annotation: TORSION ABNORMALITY is also available
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Previous Indexing: Stress, Mechanical (1972-2007)
Public MeSH Note: 2008
History Note: 2008
DeCS ID: 52916
Unique ID: D054159
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Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Torsion, Mechanical - Preferred
Concept UI M0502178
Scope note A twisting deformation of a solid body about an axis. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)
Preferred term Torsion, Mechanical
Entry term(s) Mechanical Torsion
Torsional Force - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0502179
Preferred term Torsional Force
Entry term(s) Force, Torsional
Torsional Forces



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