silicone gels - CISMeF

Preferred Label : silicone gels;

MeSH definition : Synthetic organosiloxane gels that are formed from synthetic polymers of silicone oxide with organic sidechains (polydimethylsiloxane) by lengthening the polymer chains. Unlike silicone elastomers, they are not treated with amorphous silica. They are used as fillers in breast implants.;

MeSH synonym : gels, silicone;

MeSH annotation : silicones in breast implants probably goes here unless specified as elastomers (SILICONE ELASTOMERS); for prosthetic implants do not use /ther use;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

D020034;

UMLS CUI

C0599034;

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]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Silicone gel (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
Record concept(s)
- silicone gels [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- phycon 6600 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- stratamed [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also
- breast implants [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Biomedical or Dental Material [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Silicone gel (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]

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