Oxygen

Introduction: Oxygen

Description of Oxygen

Oxygen: One of the components of air (21%), with atomic symbol O, when combines with hydrogen it forms H2O - water.
Source: Diseases Database

Oxygen: use this term only for elemental or gaseous oxygen (02); for other compounds see OXYGEN COMPOUND.
Source: CRISP

Oxygen: An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight 16. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration.
Source: MeSH 2007

Oxygen: Treatments

Oxygen (treatment): Supply of oxygen to aid respiration.

Oxygen (treatment): See Oxygen (treatment information).

More information on treatment: Oxygen:

• Oxygen

Terms associated with Oxygen:

Terms Similar to Oxygen:

• O2

Source: Diseases Database

• Dioxygen

Source - MeSH 2007

Related Topics

• Anoxemia
• Anoxia
• Hyperoxia
• Oxygen Isotopes
• Oxygen Radioisotopes

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Oxygen:

• Ozone

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Oxygen

• Chalcogens
• Gases

Source - MeSH 2007

• element
• oxygen compound

Source - CRISP

The term Oxygen can be used for:

• O15 isotope
• O17 isotope
• O18 isotope

Source: CRISP

The description of Oxygen may also be used for the following terms:

• O element
• O2 element

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Oxygen

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

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Elements
    • Chalcogens
      • Oxygen

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Inorganic Chemicals
  • Gases
    • Oxygen

External links related to: Oxygen

• Domiciliary oxygen for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Cochrane Review)
• MedDet
• Pulse Oximetry
• Domiciliary oxygen for interstitial lung disease (Cochrane Review)
• Short term ambulatory oxygen for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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