Meteorological Concepts
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Meteorological Concepts. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Meteorological Concepts.
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Acid Rain - Acidic water usually pH 2.5 to 4.5, which poisons the ecosystem and adversely affects plants, fishes...
Air - The mixture of gases present in the earth's atmosphere consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxid...
Air Ionization - The dissociation of molecules in the air into positive and negative ions under the influence of an e...
Air Movements - The motion of air currents....
Air Pressure - The force per unit area that the air exerts on any surface in contact with it. Primarily used for ar...
Atmosphere - The gaseous envelope surrounding a planet or similar body. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary,...
Atmospheric Pressure - The pressure at any point in an atmosphere due solely to the weight of the atmospheric gases above t...
Climate - The longterm manifestations of WEATHER. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6...
Cold Climate - A climate characterized by COLD TEMPERATURE for a majority of the time during the year....
Cold Temperature - An absence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably below an accustomed norm....
Cold Temperature - An absence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably below an accustomed norm....
Cosmic Radiation - High-energy radiation or particles from extraterrestrial space that strike the earth, its atmosphere...
Desert Climate - A type of climate characterized by insufficient moisture to support appreciable plant life. It is a ...
Extreme Cold - Below normal weather temperatures that may lead to serious health problems. Extreme cold is a danger...
Extreme Cold - Below normal weather temperatures that may lead to serious health problems. Extreme cold is a danger...
Extreme Heat - High temperature weather exceeding the average and of several weeks duration. Extreme heat is a dang...
Extreme Heat - High temperature weather exceeding the average and of several weeks duration. Extreme heat is a dang...
Hot Temperature - Presence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably higher than an accustomed norm....
Hot Temperature - Presence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably higher than an accustomed norm....
Humidity - A measure of the amount of WATER VAPOR in the air....
Infrared Rays - That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum usually sensed as heat. Infrared wavelengths are longer...
Lightning - An abrupt high-current electric discharge that occurs in the ATMOSPHERE and that has a path length r...
Meteorological Concepts - The atmospheric properties, characteristics and other atmospheric phenomena especially pertaining to...
Microclimate - The climate of a very small area....
Rain - Water particles that fall from the ATMOSPHERE....
Seasons - Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climat...
Snow - Frozen water crystals that fall from the ATMOSPHERE....
Sunlight - Irradiation directly from the sun....
Temperature - The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct th...
Tropical Climate - A climate which is typical of equatorial and tropical regions, i.e., one with continually high tempe...
Ultraviolet Rays - That portion of the electromagnetic spectrum immediately below the visible range and extending into ...
Vacuum - A space in which the pressure is far below atmospheric pressure so that the remaining gases do not a...
Weather - The state of the ATMOSPHERE over minutes to months....
Wind - The motion of air relative to the earth's surface....
Wind - The motion of air relative to the earth's surface....
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
