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        | Descriptor English: | Air | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Aire 
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Ar | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Air | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | Air Masses Continental Air | ||||||
| Tree number(s): | G16.500.275.063.150 N06.230.300.100.150 SP4.606.178.067 | ||||||
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000388 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The mixture of gases present in the earth's atmosphere consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases. | ||||||
| Annotation: | do not confuse with ATMOSPHERE or OXYGEN | ||||||
| Allowable Qualifiers: | AN                                                            analysis LJ legislation & jurisprudence PS parasitology ST standards | ||||||
| Entry Combination: | microbiology:Air Microbiology virology:Air Microbiology | ||||||
| DeCS ID: | 391 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D000388 | ||||||
| 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: | 2008/07/08 | 
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 Biological Phenomena [G16]Biological Phenomena
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                | Concept UI | M0000592 | 
| Scope note | The mixture of gases present in the earth's atmosphere consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases. | 
| Preferred term | Air | 
| Entry term(s) | Continental Air | 
| Concept UI | FD00060744 | 
| Scope note | A volume of air defined by its temperature and water vapor content. | 
| Preferred term | Air Masses | 
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