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Descriptor English: Paraffin
Descriptor Spanish: Parafina
Descriptor parafina
Scope note: Mezcla de hidrocarburos sólidos obtenidos del petróleo. Tiene una amplia gama de empleos, como agente endurecedor en ungüentos, como lubricante y como antiinflamatorio tópico. Se utiliza también comúnmente como material de inclusión en histología.
Descriptor Portuguese: Parafina
Descriptor French: Paraffine
Entry term(s): Parafilm
Tree number(s): D02.455.612
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010232
Scope note: A mixture of solid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. It has a wide range of uses including as a stiffening agent in ointments, as a lubricant, and as a topical anti-inflammatory. It is also commonly used as an embedding material in histology.
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
HI history
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Registry Number: 8002-74-2
History Note: was in Cat D only 1963-82
DeCS ID: 10417
Unique ID: D010232
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1963/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2007/07/09
Paraffin - Preferred
Concept UI M0015864
Scope note A mixture of solid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. It has a wide range of uses including as a stiffening agent in ointments, as a lubricant, and as a topical anti-inflammatory. It is also commonly used as an embedding material in histology.
Preferred term Paraffin
Parafilm - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0015865
Preferred term Parafilm



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