Chemicals and Drugs

Xenobiotics

Chemical substances that are foreign to the biological system. They include naturally occurring compounds, drugs, environmental agents, carcinogens, insecticides, etc.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

Chemical substances that are foreign to the biological system. They include naturally occurring compounds, drugs, environmental agents, carcinogens, insecticides, etc.

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1 entry terms
  • Xenobiotic

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not interpret: use the term if used by the author

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  1. D26.969w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Xenobiotics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D015262. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D015262
  2. Xenobiotics. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenobiotic
  3. Xenobiotics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q409205