selenium
(sĕ-lē′nē-ŭm)
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[Gr. selēnē, moon + -ium (1) (so named because it resembles tellurium)]
SYMB: Se A chemical element resembling sulfur; atomic weight (mass) 78.96, atomic number 34. It is considered an essential trace element in the diet. Toxicity can occur when an excessive amount is ingested, characterized by a sour breath odor, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, restlessness, hypersalivation, and muscle spasms.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Selenium." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741240/all/selenium.
Selenium. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741240/all/selenium. Accessed October 6, 2024.
Selenium. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741240/all/selenium
Selenium [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 October 06]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/741240/all/selenium.
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