Preferred Label : polyglactin 910;
MeSH definition : A polyester used for absorbable sutures & surgical mesh, especially in ophthalmic
surgery. 2-Hydroxy-propanoic acid polymer with polymerized hydroxyacetic acid, which
forms 3,6-dimethyl-1,4-dioxane-dione polymer with 1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione copolymer
of molecular weight about 80,000 daltons.;
MeSH synonym : polygalactin 910;
CISMeF synonym : 910, polygalactin; 910, polyglactin;
MeSH Hyperonym : Poly(Lactide-Co-Glycoside); Dioxanedione Polymer with Dimethyldioxanedione Polymer; Glycolic-Lactic Acid Polyester; Acid Polyester, Glycolic-Lactic; Glycolic Lactic Acid Polyester; Polyester, Glycolic-Lactic Acid; Polyglactin; Poly(Lactide-Co-Glycolide); Dimethyldioxanedione Polymer with Dioxanedione Polymer; Poly(Glycolide Lactide)Copolymer;
MeSH hyponym : vicryl;
MeSH CAS label : propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, polymer with hydroxyacetic acid;
MeSH Related Number : 26780-50-7;
Registry Number MeSH : 34346-01-5;
MeSH annotation : D25-26 qualif;
Is substance : O;
Origin ID : D011098;
UMLS CUI : C0032495;
Allowable qualifiers
- Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Record concept(s)
- Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- VyproII [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- resolut [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
A polyester used for absorbable sutures & surgical mesh, especially in ophthalmic
surgery. 2-Hydroxy-propanoic acid polymer with polymerized hydroxyacetic acid, which
forms 3,6-dimethyl-1,4-dioxane-dione polymer with 1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione copolymer
of molecular weight about 80,000 daltons.
