Also known as: IR., IR-
IR has various meanings in the Medical category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of IR in Medical.
Infrared light is one type of light that is invisible to us. Gamma rays, X-rays, ultraviolet light, microwaves and radio waves are other types of invisible light. All of these rays and waves are the same type of electromagnetic energy.
MedicalSpectroscopic technique that deals with the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Used during the characterisation of molecules. A method of analysis that involves the absorption of infrared energy by the sample. The molecules that absorb the infrared energy are in an excited, vibrational state and the wavelengths of the various vibrations reveal structural details of the given molecules.
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