Ultraviolet Rays
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.
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Tree 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
MeSH Unique ID: D014466
Entry Terms:
- Ray, Ultraviolet
- Ultraviolet Ray
- Actinic Rays
- Actinic Ray
- Ray, Actinic
- Ultraviolet Light
- Light, Ultraviolet
- UV Light
- Light, UV
- Ultra-Violet Rays
- Ray, Ultra-Violet
- Ultra-Violet Ray
- Ultra Violet Rays
- Black Light, Ultraviolet
- Ultraviolet Black Light
- Ultraviolet Black Lights
- UV Radiation
- Radiation, UV
- Ultraviolet Radiation
- Radiation, Ultraviolet
- Ultraviolet Radiations