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Descriptor English: Smoke
Descriptor Spanish: Humo
Descriptor humo
Scope note: Suspensión gaseosa visible de carbón y otras partículas emitida por sustancias en combustión.
Descriptor Portuguese: Fumaça
Descriptor French: Fumée
Tree number(s): D20.633.937
SP4.606.806.945.200.756.120
SP8.190.450.405
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012906
Scope note: Visible gaseous suspension of carbon and other particulate matter emitted from burning substances.
Annotation: smoke in any environment, not restricted to industrial smoke; can refer to smoke-filled rooms, elevators, trains, aircraft, from any source including fires, tobacco, etc.; coordinate with source of smoke (tobacco smoke = TOBACCO + SMOKE but note TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION is available); ‌/‌adv ‌eff: consider also SMOKE INHALATION INJURY
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AN analysis
PC prevention & control
Previous Indexing: Air Pollution (1966-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 74; was see under AIR POLLUTION 1963-73
Online Note: search AIR POLLUTION 1966-70
History Note: 74(71); was see under AIR POLLUTION 1963-73
DeCS ID: 13287
Unique ID: D012906
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Date Established: 1974/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/03
Smoke - Preferred
Concept UI M0019984
Scope note Visible gaseous suspension of carbon and other particulate matter emitted from burning substances.
Preferred term Smoke



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