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MeSH Heading: Emetics
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.329; D27.505.696.663.050.225; D27.505.954.427.270; D27.505.954.483.560
Unique ID: D004639
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004639
Annotation: note entry term EMETIC EFFECT: use only for the emetic effect of a chemical substance
Scope Note: Agents that cause vomiting. They may act directly on the gastrointestinal tract, bringing about emesis through local irritant effects, or indirectly, through their effects on the chemoreceptor trigger zone in the postremal area near the medulla.
Entry Term(s): Emetic; Emetic Agent; Emetic Agents; Emetic Drug; Emetic Drugs; Emetic Effect; Emetic Effects
NLM Classification #: QV 73
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0007280
Scope Note: Agents that cause vomiting. They may act directly on the gastrointestinal tract, bringing about emesis through local irritant effects, or indirectly, through their effects on the chemoreceptor trigger zone in the postremal area near the medulla.
Terms: Emetics Preferred Term
Term UI T014160
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Emetic
Term UI T000997794
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Emetic Agent
Term UI T000997795
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Emetic Agents
Term UI T014162
Date11/30/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Emetic Drugs
Term UI T014161
Date11/30/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Emetic Drug
Term UI T000997796
Date11/19/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021)

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