Wood Dust - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Wood Dust;

NCIt synonyms : Wood Flour; Wood Meal; Sanderdust; Sawdust;

NCIt definition : A light- to dark-colored granular solid mixture that is generated when timber is processed, such as when it is chipped, sawed, turned, drilled or sanded. The chemical composition of wood dust depends on the species of tree and consists mainly of cellulose, polyoses and lignin, with a large and variable number of substances with lower relative molecular mass. Wood dust is not typically produced for specific uses. However, it is used commercially for wood composts. The primary routes of potential human exposure to wood dust are inhalation and dermal contact. It is known to be a human carcinogen. (NCI05);

Details

Origin ID

C44463;

UMLS CUI

C0304063;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Asthma caused by wood dust (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- dust [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Wood dust (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- wood dust [SNOMED Notion]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Wood dust specific immunoglobulin E antibody measurement (procedure) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Wood dust (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- wood dust [SNOMED Notion]

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