A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D002245
altLabel
Carbon dioxide
Dioxide, Carbon
Anhydride, Carbonic
Carbonic Anhydride
AN
in respiration, /physiol permitted; /metab permitted for cell & tissue resp & non-lung tissue but do not use /metab for gas exchange in lung ( = PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE) or blood CO2 transport ( = /blood but consider also HYPERCAPNIA & HYPOCAPNIA)
AQL
AD AE AG AI AN BL CF CH CL CS EC HI IM IP ME PD PH PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
cui
C0007012
DC
1
definition
A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals.