Assertion: compound | /r/ObjectUse | used in medicine
Facets:
value: widely
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Its compounds are widely used in construction and medicine , and magnesium is one of the elements essential to all cellular life .
text: Mercury and its compounds have been used in medicine, although they are much less common today than they once were, now that the toxic effects of mercury and its compounds are more widely understood.