Descriptor in English: | Oxygen |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Oxígeno |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Oxigênio |
Descriptor in French: | Oxygène |
Entry term(s): |
Dioxygen Oxygen 16 Oxygen-16 |
Tree number(s): |
D01.268.185.550 D01.362.670 SP4.097.063.949 |
Scope note: | An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration. |
Annotation: | /metab; consider also OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; /physiol for O2 in pulmonary respiration process but tissue respiration = OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; /ther use; consider also OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY or HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; /tox & /pois; consider also HYPEROXIA |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PH physiology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine |
History Note: | 1963; for DIOXYGEN use OXYGEN (NM) 1980-2001 |
See also the descriptors: |
Hyperoxia
MeSH Hypoxia MeSH Oxygen Isotopes MeSH Oxygen Radioisotopes MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 10269 |
Descriptor UI: | D010100 |
Date Established: | 1963/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2017/07/04 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]Inorganic Chemicals -
PUBLIC HEALTH
Environmental Health [SP4]Environmental Health
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Oxygen
- Preferred
Dioxygen
- Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI |
M0015671 |
Scope note | An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration. |
Preferred term | Oxygen |
Entry term(s) |
Oxygen 16 Oxygen-16 |
Concept UI |
M0083345 |
Scope note | Molecular oxygen, O2, having two unpaired electrons in its most stable form. |
Preferred term | Dioxygen |
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