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Descriptor English: Hardness
Descriptor Spanish: Dureza
Descriptor dureza
Scope note: Propiedad mecánica de un material, que determina su resistencia a las fuerzas. Esta propiedad se mide merced a las PRUEBAS DE DUREZA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Dureza
Descriptor French: Dureté
Entry term(s): Hardnesses
Tree number(s): G01.374.647
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006244
Scope note: The mechanical property of material that determines its resistance to force. HARDNESS TESTS measure this property.
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Public MeSH Note: 65
History Note: 65
Related: Hardness Tests MeSH
DeCS ID: 6396
Unique ID: D006244
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Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2008/07/08
Hardness - Preferred
Concept UI M0009802
Scope note The mechanical property of material that determines its resistance to force. HARDNESS TESTS measure this property.
Preferred term Hardness
Entry term(s) Hardnesses



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