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MeSH Heading: Birefringence
Tree Number(s): G01.590.080
Unique ID: D001718
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001718
Annotation: usually NIM
Scope Note: The property of nonisotropic media, such as crystals, whereby a single incident beam of light traverses the medium as two beams, each plane-polarized, the planes being at right angles to each other. (Cline et al., Dictionary of Visual Science, 4th ed)
Entry Term(s): Birefraction; Double Refraction
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68(64)
Date Introduced: 1968/01/01
Last Updated: 2008/07/08

Birefringence MeSH Descriptor Data 2026