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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Mercury
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Mercurio
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Mercúrio
Tree Number:
D01.268.556.504
D01.268.956.437
D01.552.544.504
SP4.011.097.063.929
Definition
English
:
A
silver
metallic element that exists as a liquid at room
temperature
. It has the atomic symbol Hg (from hydrargyrum, liquid
silver
), atomic number 80, and atomic weight 200.59.
Mercury
is used in many industrial applications and its salts have been employed therapeutically as
purgatives
, antisyphilitics,
disinfectants
, and
astringents
. It can be absorbed through the skin and mucous
membranes
which leads to
MERCURY POISONING
. Because of its
toxicity
, the clinical use of
mercury
and mercurials is diminishing.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
Hg-202
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Mercury
/
poisoning
use
Mercury Poisoning
See Related
English
:
Mercury Isotopes
Mercury Radioisotopes
Organomercury Compounds
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AG
agonists
AN
analysis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DF
deficiency
DU
diagnostic use
EC
economics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PK
pharmacokinetics
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
ST
standards
SD
supply & distribution
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UR
urine
Record Number:
8804
Unique Identifier:
D008628
Occurrence in VHL
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