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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Water
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Agua
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Įgua
Tree Number:
D01.455.900
D01.650.550.925
G03.230.700
HP7.029.152.238.191
SP4.016.132
Definition
English
:
Water. A clear, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most animal and plant
life
and is an excellent solvent for many substances. (McGraw-Hill
Dictionary
of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
note category: D1 as H2O, G3 as environmental; in body or tissue =
BODY WATER
; /admin: consider also
FLUID THERAPY
or INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL or
REHYDRATION SOLUTIONS
; /adv eff: consider also
WATER INTOXICATION
; /metab must refer to metab of exogenous
water
: for
water
content of organs & tissue use
BODY WATER
/metab or
BODY WATER
/chem; /stand: consider also
WATER SUPPLY
; /ther use: try
HYDROTHERAPY
& related terms; /microbiol =
WATER MICROBIOLOGY
(IM) + specific microbe (IM), /parasitol permitted: coord IM with specific parasite (IM), /virol =
WATER MICROBIOLOGY
(IM) + specific virus (IM); atmospheric
water
=
HUMIDITY
; heavy
water
=
DEUTERIUM OXIDE
;
water
intake =
DRINKING
;
hardness
or softness of
water
: probably
WATER
/chem & not also
HARDNESS
but consider also
WATER SOFTENING
;
water
consumption =
WATER
or
WATER SUPPLY
if on a wide scale: on a personal level =
DRINKING
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Water
/
blood
use
Blood
Water
/
microbiology
use
Water Microbiology
Water
/
poisoning
use
Water Intoxication
Water
/
supply & distribution
use
Water Supply
Water
/
toxicity
use
Water Intoxication
Water
/
urine
use
Urine
See Related
English
:
Body Water
Fresh Water
Mineral Waters
Seawater
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
administration & dosage
adverse effects
analysis
chemistry
diagnostic use
metabolism
pharmacology
physiology
parasitology
standards
Record Number:
23127
Unique Identifier:
D014867
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