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AGENT TOXIQUE GENERAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Toxicology
- CBRNE Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- systemic poison
1, record 1, English, systemic%20poison
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The following substances are classified as systemic poisons: 1. Materials that cause organic injury to one or more of the visceral organs; ... 2. Materials damaging the hematopoietic system .... 3. Nerve poisons ... 4. Toxic metals ... 5. Toxic nonmetal inorganic materials .... 2, record 1, English, - systemic%20poison
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Although anhydrous ammonia is not a systemic poison, since it doesn't act on the nervous system or blood circulation if inhaled in sufficient concentration, it reacts with water in lung tissues to cause chemical pneumonia, and some cases, death. 2, record 1, English, - systemic%20poison
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
systemic: Of, pertaining to, or involving the body considered as a functional whole. Contr.: local. 3, record 1, English, - systemic%20poison
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
systemic poison: term(s) extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 1, English, - systemic%20poison
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Toxicologie
- Armes CBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- toxique général
1, record 1, French, toxique%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- toxique à action générale 2, record 1, French, toxique%20%C3%A0%20action%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9rale
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
- toxique à effet systémique 3, record 1, French, toxique%20%C3%A0%20effet%20syst%C3%A9mique
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les toxiques généraux, bien qu'ils ne lèsent aucun tissu constitutif, entraînent généralement une mort rapide, en perturbant le fonctionnement de l'organisme. [On retrouve :] les toxiques de l'oxygénation [...] les toxiques de la transmission nerveuse [...] les agents binaires [...] 4, record 1, French, - toxique%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les agents de la guerre chimique. [...] En adoptant comme base d'une classification la nature des effets physiologiques, on peut distinguer les familles de toxiques suivants : irritants [...], vésicants, suffocants, toxiques généraux [...] 4, record 1, French, - toxique%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
toxique général : terme(s) tiré(s) du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 5, record 1, French, - toxique%20g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral
Record 1, Key term(s)
- agent toxique général
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Toxicología
- Armas QBRNE
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- veneno de efecto general
1, record 1, Spanish, veneno%20de%20efecto%20general
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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