"Ytterbium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Ytterbium. An element of the rare earth family of metals. It has the atomic symbol Yb, atomic number 70, and atomic weight 173. Ytterbium has been used in lasers and as a portable x-ray source.
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D015018
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.477.992 D01.268.558.362.992 D01.552.550.399.992
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