Preferred Name |
Tobacco |
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Synonyms |
TOBACCO LEAF Tobacco tobacco |
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Definitions |
The dried cured leaves of the tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum, used for smoking, chewing, or snuff. Tobacco contains nicotine, a stimulant, and other biologically active ingredients having carcinogenic properties. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C891 |
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ALT_DEFINITION |
A plant with leaves that have high levels of the addictive chemical nicotine. The leaves may be smoked (in cigarettes, cigars, and pipes), applied to the gums (as dipping and chewing tobacco), or inhaled (as snuff). Tobacco leaves also contain many cancer-causing chemicals, and tobacco use and exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke have been linked to many types of cancer and other diseases. The scientific name is Nicotiana tabacum. |
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CAS_Registry |
8037-19-2 |
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code |
C891 |
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Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 |
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Contributing_Source |
FDA GDC |
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DEFINITION |
The dried cured leaves of the tobacco plant, Nicotiana tabacum, used for smoking, chewing, or snuff. Tobacco contains nicotine, a stimulant, and other biologically active ingredients having carcinogenic properties. |
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FDA_UNII_Code |
6YR2608RSU |
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FULL_SYN |
TOBACCO LEAF Tobacco tobacco |
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Is_Value_For_GDC_Property | ||
label |
Tobacco |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Tobacco |
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Maps_To |
Tobacco |
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Preferred_Name |
Tobacco |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C891 |
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Semantic_Type |
Plant |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0040329 |
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subClassOf |