Thorium Dioxide

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"Thorium Dioxide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Thorium oxide (ThO2). A radiographic contrast agent that was used in the early 1930s through about 1954. High rates of mortality have been linked to its use and it has been shown to cause liver cancer.

Descriptor ID	D013911
MeSH Number(s)	D01.650.550.875 D01.930.930
Concept/Terms	Thorium Dioxide Thorium Dioxide Dioxide, Thorium Thorium Oxide Oxide, Thorium Thorotrast Thorotrast

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Thorium Dioxide".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Oxygen Compounds [D01.650]
Oxides [D01.650.550]
Thorium Dioxide [D01.650.550.875]
Thorium Compounds [D01.930]
Thorium Dioxide [D01.930.930]

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