Amosite Asbestos

Preferred Label : Amosite Asbestos;

NCIt related terms : AMOSITE;

NCIt definition : A naturally occurring, fibrous amphibole asbestos mineral with a color ranging from gray to greenish-brown. Amosite is used extensively in industry for various purposes. Chronic inhalation of its dust may cause asbestosis and increases the risk of respiratory tract cancer, mesothelioma and other lung cancers. Amosite asbestos is a known human carcinogen. (NCI05);

UNII : 321T905Y7I;

CAS number : 12172-73-5;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:46678;

Details

Origin ID

C45527;

UMLS CUI

C0051740;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- asbestos, amosite [MeSH Descriptor]
- asbestos, amosite [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Hazardous or Poisonous Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Inorganic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Amosite (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- amosite [SNOMED Notion]
- asbestos, amosite [MeSH concept]
- asbestos, amosite [MeSH Descriptor]
concept_is_in_subset
- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Terminology [NCIt concept]
- GDC Value Terminology [NCIt concept]

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