| Descriptor English: | Water |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Agua |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Água |
| Descriptor French: | Eau |
| Entry term(s): |
Hydrogen Oxide |
| Tree number(s): |
D01.045.250.875 D01.248.497.158.459.650 D01.650.550.925 HP7.029.152.238.191 SP4.016.132 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014867 |
| Scope note: | A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) |
| Annotation: | note specifics; in body or tissue = BODY WATER; / admin: consider also FLUID THERAPY or INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL or REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS; / adv eff: consider also WATER INTOXICATION; / metab must refer to metabolism of exogenous water; / stand: consider also WATER SUPPLY; / ther use: consider HYDROTHERAPY & related terms; / virol = WATER MICROBIOLOGY + specific virus; atmospheric water = HUMIDITY; hardness or softness of water: probably WATER / chem & not also HARDNESS but consider also WATER SOFTENING; water consumption = WATER or WATER SUPPLY if on a wide scale: on a personal level = WATER CONSUMPTION see DRINKING |
| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AN analysis CH chemistry ME metabolism PD pharmacology PH physiology PS parasitology ST standards |
| Entry Combination: |
blood:Blood
microbiology:Water Microbiology poisoning:Water Intoxication supply & distribution:Water Supply toxicity:Water Intoxication urine:Urine |
| Registry Number: | 059QF0KO0R |
| CAS Type 1 Name: | Water |
| Related: |
Body Water
MeSH Fresh Water MeSH Ice MeSH Mineral Waters MeSH Seawater MeSH Steam MeSH Water Selfpurification DeCS |
| DeCS ID: | 23127 |
| Unique ID: | D014867 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2015/06/23 |
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| Concept UI |
M0022883 |
| Scope note | A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant life and is an excellent solvent for many substances. The chemical formula is hydrogen oxide (H2O). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) |
| Preferred term | Water |
| Entry term(s) |
Hydrogen Oxide |
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