Nuclear Fission

"Nuclear Fission" 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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Nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of a heavy atom such as uranium or plutonium is split into two approximately equal parts by a neutron, charged particle, or photon.

Descriptor ID	D009680
MeSH Number(s)	G01.595.630.485 N06.230.132.580.500
Concept/Terms	Nuclear Fission Nuclear Fission Fission, Nuclear Fissions, Nuclear Nuclear Fissions

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

Biological Sciences [G]
Physical Phenomena [G01]
Physical Processes [G01.595]
Nuclear Energy [G01.595.630]
Nuclear Fission [G01.595.630.485]
Health Care [N]
Environment and Public Health [N06]
Environment [N06.230]
Energy-Generating Resources [N06.230.132]
Nuclear Energy [N06.230.132.580]
Nuclear Fission [N06.230.132.580.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Nuclear Fission".

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

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