Concept information
Preferred term
Mineral Fibers
Type
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mesh:Descriptor
Definition
- Long, pliable, cohesive natural or manufactured filaments of various lengths. They form the structure of some minerals. The medical significance lies in their potential ability to cause various types of PNEUMOCONIOSIS (e.g., ASBESTOSIS) after occupational or environmental exposure. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed, p708)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Mineral Fiber
Allowable Qualifier(s)
- adverse effects (Qualifier)
- analysis (Qualifier)
- classification (Qualifier)
- economics (Qualifier)
- history (Qualifier)
- microbiology (Qualifier)
- parasitology (Qualifier)
- poisoning (Qualifier)
- radiation effects (Qualifier)
- standards (Qualifier)
- statistics & numerical data (Qualifier)
- supply & distribution (Qualifier)
- toxicity (Qualifier)
- virology (Qualifier)
In other languages
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French
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Fibres inorganiques
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TQ1QZ6D5-H
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