Entropy

"Entropy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The measure of that part of the heat or energy of a system which is not available to perform work. Entropy increases in all natural (spontaneous and irreversible) processes. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

Descriptor ID	D019277
MeSH Number(s)	G01.906.345
Concept/Terms	Entropy Entropy Entropies

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Biological Sciences [G]
Physical Phenomena [G01]
Thermodynamics [G01.906]
Entropy [G01.906.345]

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