Phenomena and Processes

Lightning

An abrupt high-current electric discharge that occurs in the ATMOSPHERE and that has a path length ranging from hundreds of feet to tens of miles. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

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An abrupt high-current electric discharge that occurs in the ATMOSPHERE and that has a path length ranging from hundreds of feet to tens of miles. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

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adverse effects of lightning is probably LIGHTNING INJURIES

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  1. G16.500.175.843w
  2. G16.500.750.775w.375w
  3. N06.230w.300.100w.725w.375w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Lightning. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008030. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008030
  2. Lightning. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning
  3. Lightning. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33741