Beryllium Compound

Preferred Label : Beryllium Compound;

NCIt related terms : Beryllium;

NCIt definition : An inorganic substance that contains the metallic element beryllium with excellent thermal and electrical conductivity and is corrosion resistant. Beryllium compounds are used in the electronics, automotive, aerospace, defense and nuclear industries. Inhalation exposure to beryllium compounds can cause pneumonitis, and prolonged exposure can result in berylliosis, characterized by occurrence of granulomatous fibrosis in the lungs. Beryllium compounds are known human carcinogens and are associated with an increased risk of developing lung cancer. (NCI05);

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:33780;

Details

Origin ID

C45558;

UMLS CUI

C0303131;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Beryllium [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Beryllium [MedDRA LLT]
- Beryllium [DeCS]
- beryllium [MeSH Descriptor]
- beryllium [MeSH concept]
- beryllium [Radlex concept]
- beryllium [Substance BNPC]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Beryllium compound (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- beryllium compound, nos [SNOMED Notion]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Beryllium (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Inorganic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Beryllium compound (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- beryllium compound, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- Beryllium [LOINC component]
concept_is_in_subset
- CPTAC Codelists Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Environmental/Occupational Exposure Codelist [NCIt concept]
- CPTAC Terminology [NCIt concept]

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