Microplastics - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Microplastics;

MeSH definition : Plastic particles, less than 5 millimeters in diameter, that are generated from the degradation of larger pieces or are manufactured to be microstructures or smaller.;

MeSH synonym : Microplastic; Plastic Microparticles; Microparticle, Plastic; Microparticles, Plastic; Plastic Microparticle;

MeSH hyponym : Nanoparticle, Plastic; Nanoparticles, Plastic; Plastic Nanoparticle;

Related MeSH term : Mesoplastic;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics;

Details

Origin ID

D000080545;

UMLS CUI

C5197738;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemical synthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacokinetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacology [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- Mesoplastics [MeSH concept]
- Microplastics [MeSH concept]
- Plastic Nanoparticles [MeSH concept]
See also
- microspheres [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Biomedical or Dental Material [UMLS semantic type]

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