"Specific Gravity" 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.
The ratio of the density of a material to the density of some standard material, such as water or air, at a specified temperature.
| Descriptor ID |
D013046
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G02.819
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| Concept/Terms |
Specific Gravity- Specific Gravity
- Gravities, Specific
- Gravity, Specific
- Specific Gravities
- Relative Density
- Densities, Relative
- Density, Relative
- Relative Densities
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Specific Gravity" by people in Profiles.
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Serum osmolality, cerebrospinal fluid specific gravity and overt hepatic encephalopathy severity in patients with liver failure. Liver Int. 2020 08; 40(8):1977-1986.
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Aviator's Fluid Balance During Military Flight. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2018 Feb 01; 89(2):94-98.
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True density of microcrystalline cellulose. J Pharm Sci. 2005 Oct; 94(10):2132-4.
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Quantifying errors in tableting data analysis using the Ryshkewitch equation due to inaccurate true density. J Pharm Sci. 2005 Sep; 94(9):2061-8.