Calcium Carbonate

"Calcium Carbonate" 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.

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Carbonic acid calcium salt (CaCO3). An odorless, tasteless powder or crystal that occurs in nature. It is used therapeutically as a phosphate buffer in hemodialysis patients and as a calcium supplement.

Descriptor ID	D002119
MeSH Number(s)	D01.146.275 D01.200.275.150.150 D01.578.200
Concept/Terms	Calcium Carbonate Calcium Carbonate Carbonate, Calcium Milk of Calcium Milk of Calcium Calcium Milk Vaterite Vaterite Calcite Calcite Limestone Limestone Marble Marble Chalk Chalk Aragonite Aragonite

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Calcium Carbonate".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Calcium Compounds [D01.146]
Calcium Carbonate [D01.146.275]
Carbon Compounds, Inorganic [D01.200]
Carbonic Acid [D01.200.275]
Carbonates [D01.200.275.150]
Calcium Carbonate [D01.200.275.150.150]
Minerals [D01.578]
Calcium Carbonate [D01.578.200]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Calcium Carbonate".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Calcium Carbonate".

Calcium Carbonate
Nacre

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