Psychiatry and Psychology

Water Pipe Smoking

A process by which SMOKE produced from burning substance is mixed with flavor-altering substances and drawn through water or other liquid into the mouth.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

A process by which SMOKE produced from burning substance is mixed with flavor-altering substances and drawn through water or other liquid into the mouth.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Waterpipe Smoking
  • Pipe Smoking, Water
  • Smoking, Water Pipe
  • Smoking, Waterpipe
  • Hookah Smoking
  • Smoking, Hookah

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, drug therapy, economics, epidemiology, ethnology, genetics, history, immunology, legislation & jurisprudence, metabolism, mortality, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, therapy, trends, urine.

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History Note

2018; use SMOKING 2013-2018

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Previous Indexing

  • Smoking (1963-2017)

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WM 295

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Water Pipe Smoking. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000073867. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000073867
  2. Water Pipe Smoking. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67432728