polyethylene - CISMeF

Preferred Label : polyethylene;

MeSH definition : A vinyl polymer made from ethylene. It can be branched or linear. Branched or low-density polyethylene is tough and pliable but not to the same degree as linear polyethylene. Linear or high-density polyethylene has a greater hardness and tensile strength. Polyethylene is used in a variety of products, including implants and prostheses.;

MeSH synonym : polythene;

MeSH hyponym : Low-Density polyethylene; High-Density polyethylene; Low Density Polyethylene; Polyethylene, Low-Density; LDPE; High Density Polyethylene; Polyethylene, High-Density; HDPE;

MeSH CAS label : ethene, homopolymer;

Registry Number MeSH : 9002-88-4;

MeSH annotation : POLYETHYLENES is available;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene;

Is substance : O;

Details

Origin ID

D020959;

UMLS CUI

C0137914;

Allowable qualifiers
- administration and dosage [MeSH Qualifier]
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- agonists [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- antagonists and inhibitors [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemical synthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [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]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
CISMeF manual mappings
- polyethylene [Substance BNPC]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Polyethylene [DeCS]
- Polyethylene (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- polyethylene [SNOMED Notion]
MeSH Descriptor(s) used for indexing
- polyethylenes [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- High-Density polyethylene [MeSH concept]
- Low-Density polyethylene [MeSH concept]
- polyethylene [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- poly(1,2-butadiene-b-ethylene oxide) [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(ethyleneethylene) [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- polyethylenes [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Biomedical or Dental Material [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Polyethylene (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- polyethylene [Substance BNPC]
- polyethylene [SNOMED Notion]

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