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Abstract
A group of elements that include SCANDIUM; YTTRIUM; and the LANTHANOID SERIES ELEMENTS. Historically, the rare earth metals got their name from the fact that they were never found in their pure elemental form, but as an oxide. In addition, they were very difficult to purify. They are not truly rare and comprise about 25% of the metals in the earth's crust.
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Synonyms
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- Metals, Rare Earth
- Rare Earth Metal
- Earth Metal, Rare
- Earth Metals, Rare
- Metal, Rare Earth
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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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general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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History Note
76; was NON MESH before 1976
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Previous Indexing
- Metals (1966-1975)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Rare Earth Metals. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008674. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008674
- Rare Earth Metals. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rare-earth_element
- Rare Earth Metals. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190444