| Descriptor English: | Lightning |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Relámpago |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Relâmpago |
| Descriptor French: | Éclairs |
| Entry term(s): |
Lightnings |
| Tree number(s): |
G16.500.175.843 G16.500.750.775.375 N06.230.300.100.725.375 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008030 |
| Scope note: | An abrupt high-current electric discharge that occurs in the ATMOSPHERE and that has a path length ranging from hundreds of feet to tens of miles. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) |
| Annotation: | adverse effects of lightning is probably LIGHTNING INJURIES |
| DeCS ID: | 8205 |
| Unique ID: | D008030 |
| 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: | 2016/06/23 |
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Lightning
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| Concept UI |
M0012516 |
| Scope note | An abrupt high-current electric discharge that occurs in the ATMOSPHERE and that has a path length ranging from hundreds of feet to tens of miles. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) |
| Preferred term | Lightning |
| Entry term(s) |
Lightnings |
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