"Cotton Fiber" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A TEXTILE fiber obtained from the pappus (outside the SEEDS) of cotton plant (GOSSYPIUM). Inhalation of cotton fiber dust over a prolonged period can result in BYSSINOSIS.
| Descriptor ID |
D032561
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J01.576.885.800.299
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| Concept/Terms |
Cotton Fiber- Cotton Fiber
- Cotton Fibers
- Fiber, Cotton
- Fibers, Cotton
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