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Descriptor English: Optical Fibers
Descriptor Spanish: Fibras Ópticas
Descriptor fibras ópticas
Entry term(s) fibra óptica
Scope note: Delgados filamentos de material transparente, generalmente de vidrio, que se utilizan para la transmisión de ondas de luz a través de largas distancias.
Descriptor Portuguese: Fibras Ópticas
Descriptor French: Fibres optiques
Entry term(s): Cable, Fiber Optic
Cables, Fiber Optic
Fiber Optic Cable
Fiber Optic Cables
Fiber, Optical
Fibers, Optical
Optic Cable, Fiber
Optic Cables, Fiber
Optical Fiber
Tree number(s): E07.632.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055100
Scope note: Thin strands of transparent material, usually glass, that are used for transmitting light waves over long distances.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Fiber Optic Technology (1970-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
Related: Fiber Optic Technology MeSH
DeCS ID: 53258
Unique ID: D055100
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Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Optical Fibers - Preferred
Concept UI M0513736
Scope note Thin strands of transparent material, usually glass, that are used for transmitting light waves over long distances.
Preferred term Optical Fibers
Entry term(s) Cable, Fiber Optic
Cables, Fiber Optic
Fiber Optic Cable
Fiber Optic Cables
Fiber, Optical
Fibers, Optical
Optic Cable, Fiber
Optic Cables, Fiber
Optical Fiber



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