"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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Miller RC, Brindle E, Holman DJ, Shofer J, Klein NA, Soules MR, O'Connor KA. Comparison of specific gravity and creatinine for normalizing urinary reproductive hormone concentrations. Clin Chem. 2004 May; 50(5):924-32.