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MeSH Heading: Volatile Organic Compounds
Tree Number(s): D02.974
Unique ID: D055549
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055549
Annotation: general or unspecified; do not add routinely as a coordinate with specific organic compounds; index only when volatility is specifically discussed
Scope Note: Organic compounds that have a relatively high VAPOR PRESSURE at room temperature.
Entry Term(s): Volatile Organic Compound
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
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)

Volatile Organic Compounds MeSH Descriptor Data 2025