Phenomena and Processes

Noise

Any sound which is unwanted or interferes with HEARING other sounds.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Any sound which is unwanted or interferes with HEARING other sounds.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Noises
  • Noise Pollution
  • Pollution, Noise

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Aspects Covered

3 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control.

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Indexing Annotation

restrict to noise as a type of sound: do not use for "noise" as artifacts or interference with data in various techniques or electrical interference ( = ELECTRICITY); /adv eff: consider also HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED/

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  1. G01w.750w.770w.776w.567w
  2. G16.500.275w.600w
  3. N06.230w.400w
  4. N06.850w.460.610w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Noise. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009622. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009622
  2. Noise. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noise
  3. Noise. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q179448