Asbestos [azbest]
topical
241
- Terms
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asbest
osinek
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D001194
Definition
Asbestos. Fibrous incombustible mineral composed of magnesium and calcium silicates with or without other elements. It is relatively inert chemically and used in thermal insulation and fireproofing. Inhalation of dust causes asbestosis and later lung and gastrointestinal neoplasms.
- Annotation
- general or unspecified; prefer specifics; /tox: consider also ASBESTOSIS; disease: coordinate with ASBESTOS /tox and disease /etiol, not disease /chem ind; asbestos fibers: coordinate with MINERAL FIBERS
- DUI
- D001194 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0001783
- CAS
- Asbestos
- Previous indexing
- Minerals (1966-1968)
- History note
- 70(69)
- Public note
- 70
Allowable subheadings
- AD
- administration & dosage 2
- AE
- adverse effects 148
- AG
- agonists
- AN
- analysis 7
- AI
- antagonists & inhibitors
- BL
- blood 1
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CS
- chemical synthesis
- CH
- chemistry 11
- CL
- classification 1
- EC
- economics
- HI
- history 2
- IM
- immunology 4
- IP
- isolation & purification
- ME
- metabolism 2
- PK
- pharmacokinetics
- PD
- pharmacology 1
- PO
- poisoning 4
- RE
- radiation effects
- ST
- standards 3
- SD
- supply & distribution 5
- TU
- therapeutic use
- TO
- toxicity 51
- UR
- urine
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Occurrences in Medvik records
D
Chemicals and Drugs
D01.578.725.500
Magnesium Silicates
D01.837.725.700.760.535
Magnesium Silicates
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