Lightning

"Lightning" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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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)

Descriptor ID	D008030
MeSH Number(s)	G16.500.175.843 G16.500.750.775.375 N06.230.300.100.725.375
Concept/Terms	Lightning Lightning Lightnings

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Lightning".

Biological Sciences [G]
Biological Phenomena [G16]
Ecological and Environmental Phenomena [G16.500]
Climatic Processes [G16.500.175]
Lightning [G16.500.175.843]
Meteorological Concepts [G16.500.750]
Weather [G16.500.750.775]
Lightning [G16.500.750.775.375]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Environment [N06.230]
Meteorological Concepts [N06.230.300]
Atmosphere [N06.230.300.100]
Weather [N06.230.300.100.725]
Lightning [N06.230.300.100.725.375]

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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Lightning".

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