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MeSH Heading: Deuterium
Tree Number(s): D01.268.406.500; D01.362.340.500; D01.496.289
Unique ID: D003903
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003903
Annotation: heavy hydrogen; HEAVY WATER see DEUTERIUM OXIDE is also available
Scope Note: The stable isotope of hydrogen. It has one neutron and one proton in the nucleus.
Entry Term(s): Deuterons; Hydrogen-2
Related Numbers: 7782-39-0
CAS Type 1 Name: Deuterium
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/04/14

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Deuterium MeSH Descriptor Data 2025