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EMF

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-002778

An area of electric and magnetic forces caused by electromagnetic radiation. Researchers are studying whether the EMFs from power lines, electrical appliances, and wireless and cellular telephones can cause cancer or other harmful health effects. Also called electromagnetic field.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-002778
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionselectromagnetic field
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "term": "EMF",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An area of electric and magnetic forces caused by electromagnetic radiation. Researchers are studying whether the EMFs from power lines, electrical appliances, and wireless and cellular telephones can cause cancer or other harmful health effects. Also called electromagnetic field.",
  "expansions": [
    "electromagnetic field"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/emf/"
}

Record 6,591 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.