Arsenical

Introduction: Arsenical

Description of Arsenical

Arsenical: (1) A drug or agent, the effect of which depends on its arsenic content. (2) Denoting or containing arsenic.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Arsenical: A shiny gray element with atomic symbol As, atomic number 33, and atomic weight 75. It occurs throughout the universe, mostly in the form of metallic arsenides. Most forms are toxic. According to the Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (NTP 85-002, 1985), arsenic and certain arsenic compounds have been listed as known carcinogens. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
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Arsenical: Inorganic or organic compounds that contain arsenic.
Source: MeSH 2007

Terms associated with Arsenical:

Terms Similar to Arsenical:

• Arsenic
• Arsenic and compounds

Source: Diseases Database

• Arsenic Compounds

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Arsenical:

• Arsenates
• Arsenites
• Arsanilic Acid
• Arsenamide
• Arsenazo III
• Arsphenamine
• Cacodylic Acid
• Melarsoprol
• p-Azobenzenearsonate
• Roxarsone

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Arsenical

• Organometallic Compounds

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Arsenical

The following list attempts to classify Arsenical into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Arsenicals

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Organic Chemicals
  • Organometallic Compounds
    • Arsenicals

External links related to: Arsenical

• eMedicine - Toxicity, Arsenic : Article by Steven Marcus, MD
• Trisenox Online, Description, Chemistry, Ingredients - Arsenic - RxList Monographs
• eMedicine - Arsenic : Article by Frances M Dyro, MD
• eMedicine - Toxicity, Arsenic : Article by Christopher Graziano, MD
• Arsenic (PIM G042)
• eMedicine - CBRNE - Arsenicals, Arsine : Article by Jeffrey R Suchard, MD
• eMedicine - Toxicity, Heavy Metals : Article by David J Ferner, MD

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