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Descriptor English: Metals, Rare Earth
Descriptor Spanish: Metales de Tierras Raras
Descriptor metales de las tierras raras
Entry term(s) metal de tierras raras
Scope note: Grupo de elementos que comprende el ESCANDIO, el ITRIO y los ELEMENTOS DE LA SERIE DE LOS LANTANOIDES. Históricamente, los metales de las tierras raras recibieron su denominación por el hecho de que nunca fueron encontrados en su forma elemental pura, sino como óxido. Además, resultaban muy difíciles de purificar. En realidad no son verdaderamente escasos, dado que representan aproximadamente el 25 por ciento de los metales de la corteza terrestre.
Descriptor Portuguese: Metais Terras Raras
Descriptor French: Terres rares
Entry term(s): Earth Metal, Rare
Earth Metals, Rare
Metal, Rare Earth
Rare Earth Metal
Rare Earth Metals
Tree number(s): D01.268.558
D01.552.550
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008674
Scope note: A group of elements that include SCANDIUM; YTTRIUM; and the LANTHANOID SERIES ELEMENTS. Historically, the rare earth metals got their name from the fact that they were never found in their pure elemental form, but as an oxide. In addition, they were very difficult to purify. They are not truly rare and comprise about 25% of the metals in the earth's crust.
Annotation: general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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
Previous Indexing: Metals (1966-1975)
Public MeSH Note: 76
History Note: 76; was NON MESH before 1976
DeCS ID: 8850
Unique ID: D008674
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Date Established: 1976/01/01
Date of Entry: 1975/07/23
Revision Date: 2020/05/27
Metals, Rare Earth - Preferred
Concept UI M0013519
Scope note A group of elements that include SCANDIUM; YTTRIUM; and the LANTHANOID SERIES ELEMENTS. Historically, the rare earth metals got their name from the fact that they were never found in their pure elemental form, but as an oxide. In addition, they were very difficult to purify. They are not truly rare and comprise about 25% of the metals in the earth's crust.
Preferred term Metals, Rare Earth
Entry term(s) Earth Metal, Rare
Earth Metals, Rare
Metal, Rare Earth
Rare Earth Metal
Rare Earth Metals



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