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Descriptor
English
:
Gases
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Gases
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Gases
Synonyms
English
:
Gas
Vapours
Tree Number:
D01.362
SP4.011.097.069
SP4.026.247.458.014
SP4.041.432.553
SP8.473.654.412.052.065
Definition
English
:
The vapor
state
of matter; nonelastic fluids in which the molecules are in free
movement
and their mean positions far apart.
Gases
tend to expand indefinitely, to diffuse and mix readily with other
gases
, to have definite relations of volume,
temperature
, and
pressure
, and to condense or liquefy at low temperatures or under sufficient
pressure
. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical
Dictionary
, 5th ed)
Indexing Annotation
English
:
does not include natural gas ( = GAS, NATURAL see FOSSIL FUELS); does not include
blood
gases
( =
OXYGEN
/blood
or
CARBON DIOXIDE
/blood); gas
embolism
=
EMBOLISM
,
AIR
; intestinal
gases
=
GASES
+
INTESTINES
/physiol unless clinically referred to as
FLATULENCE
(Cat C)
Entry Combination - descr/qualif
English
:
Gases
/
poisoning
use
Gas Poisoning
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
administration & dosage
adverse effects
agonists
antagonists & inhibitors
analysis
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemistry
classification
chemical synthesis
contraindications
diagnostic use
economics
history
immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
pharmacology
pharmacokinetics
radiation effects
supply & distribution
standards
toxicity
therapeutic use
urine
Record Number:
5881
Unique Identifier:
D005740
Occurrence in VHL
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