"Ultraviolet Rays" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum immediately below the visible range and extending into the x-ray frequencies. The longer wavelengths (near-UV or biotic or vital rays) are necessary for the endogenous synthesis of vitamin D and are also called antirachitic rays; the shorter, ionizing wavelengths (far-UV or abiotic or extravital rays) are viricidal, bactericidal, mutagenic, and carcinogenic and are used as disinfectants.
| Descriptor ID |
D014466
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G01.358.500.505.650.891 G01.590.540.891 G01.750.250.650.891 G01.750.750.659 G01.750.770.578.891 G16.500.275.063.725.525.600 G16.500.750.775.525.600 N06.230.300.100.725.525.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Ultraviolet Rays- Ultraviolet Rays
- Ray, Ultraviolet
- Rays, Ultraviolet
- Ultraviolet Ray
- Ultra-Violet Rays
- Ray, Ultra-Violet
- Rays, Ultra-Violet
- Ultra Violet Rays
- Ultra-Violet Ray
- Actinic Rays
- Actinic Ray
- Ray, Actinic
- Rays, Actinic
- Ultraviolet Light
- Light, Ultraviolet
- UV Light
- Light, UV
Black Light, Ultraviolet- Black Light, Ultraviolet
- Black Lights, Ultraviolet
- Ultraviolet Black Light
- Ultraviolet Black Lights
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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