silicone oils - CISMeF

Preferred Label : silicone oils;

MeSH definition : Organic siloxanes which are polymerized to the oily stage. The oils have low surface tension and density less than 1. They are used in industrial applications and in the treatment of retinal detachment, complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy.;

MeSH synonym : Silicone Oil; Oil, Silicone;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone oil;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

D012827;

UMLS CUI

C0037111;

Allowable qualifiers
- administration and dosage [MeSH Qualifier]
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemical synthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacokinetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacology [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapeutic use [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- silicone oils [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- antifoam A [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- densiron [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- densiron-68 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- fluorosilicone oil [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- metapex [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- oxane HD [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- silkospray [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Biomedical or Dental Material [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Silicone oil (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]

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