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Descriptor English: Asbestos
Descriptor Spanish: Amianto
Descriptor amianto
Entry term(s) asbesto
asbestos
Scope note: Minerales fibrosos incombustibles compuestos por silicatos de magnesio y calcio con o sin otros elementos. Químicamente son relativamente inertes y se utilizan como aislante térmico. La inhalación del polvo produce asbestosis y más tardíamente neoplasias pulmonares y digestivas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Amianto
Descriptor French: Amiante
Tree number(s): D01.578.725.050
D01.837.725.700.760.070
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D001194
Scope note: 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
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Pharm Action: Carcinogens
Registry Number: 1332-21-4
CAS Type 1 Name: Asbestos
Previous Indexing: Minerals (1966-1968)
Public MeSH Note: 70
History Note: 70(69)
DeCS ID: 1200
Unique ID: D001194
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Date Established: 1970/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1995/05/31
Asbestos - Preferred
Concept UI M0001783
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Asbestos



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