{"code":"C16586","name":"Fluorescence","terminology":"ncit","version":"26.09d","conceptStatus":"DEFAULT","leaf":true,"active":true,"synonyms":[{"name":"Fluorescence","termType":"PT","type":"FULL_SYN","typeCode":"P90","source":"NCI"},{"name":"Fluorescence","type":"Preferred_Name","typeCode":"P108"}],"definitions":[{"definition":"Fluorescence is a luminescence (i.e., optical phenomenon) in cold bodies, in which a molecule absorbs a high-energy photon, and re-emits it as a lower-energy (longer-wavelength) photon. The energy difference between the absorbed and emitted photons ends up as molecular vibrations (heat).","code":"P97","type":"DEFINITION","source":"NCI"}],"properties":[{"code":"P366","type":"Legacy Concept Name","value":"Fluorescence"},{"code":"P106","type":"Semantic_Type","value":"Phenomenon or Process"},{"code":"P207","type":"UMLS_CUI","value":"C0016315"}]}