| Descriptor English: | Oxygen | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Oxígeno 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Oxigênio | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Oxygène | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Dioxygen Oxygen 16 Oxygen-16 | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | D01.268.185.550 D01.362.670 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010100 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Entry Combination: | deficiency:Hypoxia | ||||||
| Registry Number: | S88TT14065 | ||||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | Oxygen | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 1963; DIOXYGEN was indexed under OXYGEN (NM) 1980-2001 | ||||||
| History Note: | 1963; for DIOXYGEN use OXYGEN (NM) 1980-2001 | ||||||
| Related: | Hyperoxia
                                            MeSH Hypoxia MeSH Oxygen Isotopes MeSH Oxygen Radioisotopes MeSH | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 10269 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D010100 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | QV 312 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1963/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/07/04 | 
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                | 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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