| Descriptor English: | Calcium Sulfate | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Sulfato de Calcio
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Sulfato de Cálcio | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Sulfate de calcium | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Alabaster Anhydrous Sulfate of Lime Artificial Dental Stone Calcarea Sulphurica Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Dihydrate Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Hemihydrate Calcium Sulfate (2:1) Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate Calcium Sulfate, Anhydrous Calcium Sulfate, Dihydrate Calcium Sulfate, Hemihydrate Calcium Sulfuricum Calcium Sulphate Dental Gypsum Dental Stone, Artificial Drierite Gypsite Gypsum Gypsum, Dental Karstenite Plaster of Paris Stone, Artificial Dental |
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| Tree number(s): |
D01.146.375 D01.578.215 D01.875.800.800.850.125 HP4.018.602.500.882 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002133 | ||||||
| Scope note: | A calcium salt that is used for a variety of purposes including: building materials, as a desiccant, in dentistry as an impression material, cast, or die, and in medicine for immobilizing casts and as a tablet excipient. It exists in various forms and states of hydration. Plaster of Paris is a mixture of powdered and heat-treated gypsum. |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AA analogs & derivatives AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AN analysis CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use |
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| Pharm Action: |
Dental Materials |
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| Registry Number: | WAT0DDB505 | ||||||
| CAS Type 1 Name: | Sulfuric acid, calcium salt (1:1) | ||||||
| Public MeSH Note: | 80; PLASTER OF PARIS was heading 1963-79 |
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| Online Note: | use CALCIUM SULFATE to search PLASTER OF PARIS 1966-79 |
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| History Note: | 80; PLASTER OF PARIS was heading 1963-79 |
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| DeCS ID: | 2169 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D002133 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1980/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/07/02 |
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Calcium Sulfate
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Alabaster
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Gypsum
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Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Dihydrate
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Calcium Sulfate, Anhydrous
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Calcium Sulfate, Hemihydrate
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Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Hemihydrate
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Drierite
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Gypsite
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Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate
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Karstenite
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Plaster of Paris
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Calcium Sulfate (2:1)
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Dental Gypsum
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| Concept UI |
M0003183 |
| Scope note | A calcium salt that is used for a variety of purposes including: building materials, as a desiccant, in dentistry as an impression material, cast, or die, and in medicine for immobilizing casts and as a tablet excipient. It exists in various forms and states of hydration. Plaster of Paris is a mixture of powdered and heat-treated gypsum. |
| Preferred term | Calcium Sulfate |
| Entry term(s) |
Calcium Sulphate |
| Concept UI |
M000638401 |
| Preferred term | Alabaster |
| Concept UI |
M000638402 |
| Preferred term | Gypsum |
| Concept UI |
M000642843 |
| Preferred term | Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Dihydrate |
| Concept UI |
M0003188 |
| Preferred term | Calcium Sulfate, Anhydrous |
| Entry term(s) |
Anhydrous Sulfate of Lime |
| Concept UI |
M0003190 |
| Preferred term | Calcium Sulfate, Hemihydrate |
| Concept UI |
M0331330 |
| Preferred term | Calcium Sulfate (1:1), Hemihydrate |
| Concept UI |
M0003185 |
| Preferred term | Drierite |
| Concept UI |
M0003186 |
| Scope note | An pulverulent variety of gypsum. |
| Preferred term | Gypsite |
| Concept UI |
M0331331 |
| Preferred term | Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate |
| Entry term(s) |
Calcarea Sulphurica Calcium Sulfate, Dihydrate Calcium Sulfuricum |
| Concept UI |
M0372706 |
| Scope note | A mineral of a white a slightly bluish color, usually massive. It is composed of anhydrous calcium sulfate. |
| Preferred term | Karstenite |
| Concept UI |
M0003187 |
| Scope note | A finely ground mixture of powdered and heat-treated gypsum. |
| Preferred term | Plaster of Paris |
| Concept UI |
M0331332 |
| Preferred term | Calcium Sulfate (2:1) |
| Concept UI |
M0372707 |
| Preferred term | Dental Gypsum |
| Entry term(s) |
Artificial Dental Stone Dental Stone, Artificial Gypsum, Dental Stone, Artificial Dental |
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