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Hydrocarbons, Aromatic
Medical Definition: | Organic compounds containing carbon and hydrogen in the form of an unsaturated, usually hexagonal ring structure. The compounds can be single ring, or double, triple, or multiple fused rings. |
Guide Notes: | GEN; prefer specifics; used for mapping supplementary chemicals |
Benzene - Toxic, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon biproduct of coal distillation. It is used as an industrial solvent in paints, varnishes, lacquer thinners, gasoline, etc. Benzene causes central nervous system damage acutely and bone marrow damage chronically and is carcinogenic. It was formerly used as parasiticide. | |
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Hydrocarbons, Aromatic Medical Definitions and Terms
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