asbestos - CISMeF

Preferred Label : asbestos;

MeSH definition : Asbestos. Fibrous incombustible mineral composed of magnesium and calcium silicates with or without other elements. It is relatively inert chemically and used in thermal insulation and fireproofing. Inhalation of dust causes asbestosis and later lung and gastrointestinal neoplasms.;

MeSH CAS label : asbestos;

Registry Number MeSH : 1332-21-4;

MeSH annotation : a silicate used in insulation & fireproofing; carcinogenic; GEN or unspecified; prefer specifics; /adv eff: consider also ASBESTOSIS; disease coord with ASBESTOS /adv eff is dis /etiol, not dis /chem ind; for emphasis on asbestos fibers, MINERAL FIBERS is available: see note there; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; /tox: consider also ASBESTOSIS; disease: coordinate with ASBESTOS /tox and disease /etiol, not disease /chem ind; asbestos fibers: coordinate with MINERAL FIBERS;

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

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

D001194;

UMLS CUI

C0003947;

Allowable qualifiers
- administration and dosage [MeSH Qualifier]
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- agonists [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- antagonists and inhibitors [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemical synthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [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]
- therapeutic use [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Asbestos [DeCS]
- Asbestos [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Friend [NCIt concept]
- Friend (person) [SNOMED CT concept]
- friend [SNOMED Notion]
MedlinePlus topic(s)
- asbestos [MedlinePlus Topic]
Pharmacological action(s)
- carcinogens [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- asbestos [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- ascarite [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- lizardite [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also
- Asbestos Industry [DeCS]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- asbestosis [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Hazardous or Poisonous Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Inorganic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]

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