"Sound" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A type of non-ionizing radiation in which energy is transmitted through solid, liquid, or gas as compression waves. Sound (acoustic or sonic) radiation with frequencies above the audible range is classified as ultrasonic. Sound radiation below the audible range is classified as infrasonic.
| Descriptor ID |
D013016
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.750.770.776
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| Concept/Terms |
Sound- Sound
- Sounds
- Sonic Radiation
- Radiation, Sonic
- Radiations, Sonic
- Sonic Radiations
Sound Waves- Sound Waves
- Sound Wave
- Wave, Sound
- Waves, Sound
- Elastic Waves
- Elastic Wave
- Wave, Elastic
- Waves, Elastic
- Acoustic Waves
- Acoustic Wave
- Wave, Acoustic
- Waves, Acoustic
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