mineral fibers

Preferred Label : mineral fibers;

MeSH definition : Long, pliable, cohesive natural or manufactured filaments of various lengths. They form the structure of some minerals. The medical significance lies in their potential ability to cause various types of PNEUMOCONIOSIS (e.g., ASBESTOSIS) after occupational or environmental exposure. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p708);

MeSH synonym : fibers, mineral; mineral fiber; fiber, mineral;

DeCS synonym : Synthetic Vitreous Fibers;

MeSH hyponym : Fibers, Synthetic Vitreous; Vitreous Fibers, Synthetic;

MeSH annotation : restrict to minerals; emphasis is on the filamentous structure; IM GEN or unspecified only; coord NIM with specific mineral or material (IM), as asbestos fibers MINERAL FIBERS (NIM) ASBESTOS (IM); not for textile fibers ( TEXTILES or specific textile such as COTTON FIBER; WOOL; or NYLON); not for fiberglass ( GLASS); /adv eff: consider also specific pneumoconioses, such as ASBESTOSIS; IM general or unspecified only; coordinate NIM with specific mineral or material (IM), as asbestos fibers MINERAL FIBERS (NIM) ASBESTOS (IM); not for textile fibers ( TEXTILES or specific textile such as COTTON FIBER; WOOL; or NYLON);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral fiber;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

D019016;

UMLS CUI

C0282591;

Allowable qualifiers
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- Synthetic Vitreous Fibers [MeSH concept]
- mineral fibers [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- RCF-1 fiber [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- X607 fiber [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also
- pneumoconiosis [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- asbestosis [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Inorganic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- Respirable Ceramic Fiber [NCIt concept]

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