Crystalline Silica Quartz

Preferred Label : Crystalline Silica Quartz;

NCIt definition : An industrial material used as an abrasive. It is also formed during cutting, sawing, drilling, and crushing of concrete, brick, block, rock, and stone products. Crystalline silica is classified as a human lung carcinogen and it can also cause silicosis.;

Details

Origin ID

C791;

UMLS CUI

C1511552;

Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Quartz (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- quartz [MeSH Descriptor]
- quartz [Substance BNPC]
- quartz [MeSH concept]
- quartz [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Inorganic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]

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