"Magnesium Oxide" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Magnesium oxide (MgO). An inorganic compound that occurs in nature as the mineral periclase. In aqueous media combines quickly with water to form magnesium hydroxide. It is used as an antacid and mild laxative and has many nonmedicinal uses.
| Descriptor ID |
D008277
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.524.490 D01.650.550.575
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