Preferred Name | mercury | |
Synonyms |
Hg element |
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Definitions |
silver metallic element that exists as a liquid at room temperature, atomic symbol Hg, atomic number 80; used in many industrial applications and its salts have been employed therapeutically as purgatives, antisyphilitics, disinfectants, and astringents; can be absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes; because of its toxicity, the clinical use of mercury and mercurials is diminishing. |
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http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/CSP/1852-8644 |
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altLabel |
Hg element |
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cui |
C0025424 |
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definition |
silver metallic element that exists as a liquid at room temperature, atomic symbol Hg, atomic number 80; used in many industrial applications and its salts have been employed therapeutically as purgatives, antisyphilitics, disinfectants, and astringents; can be absorbed through the skin and mucous membranes; because of its toxicity, the clinical use of mercury and mercurials is diminishing. |
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DID |
1852-8644 |
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Inverse of RB | ||
Inverse of RO | ||
notation |
1852-8644 |
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prefLabel |
mercury |
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tui |
T131 T196 |
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