Descriptor in English: | Sorbitol |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Sorbitol |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Sorbitol |
Descriptor in French: | Sorbitol |
Entry term(s): |
Glucitol Medevac Sorbilax Yal klysma Sorbit |
Tree number(s): |
D02.033.800.813 D09.853.813 |
Scope note: | A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures. It is also used in many manufacturing processes, as a pharmaceutical aid, and in several research applications. |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
AA analogs & derivatives AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine |
DeCS UI: | 13395 |
Descriptor UI: | D013012 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2016/07/01 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Carbohydrates [D09]Carbohydrates
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Sorbitol
- Preferred
Yal
- Narrower
Sorbilax
- Narrower
klysma Sorbit
- Narrower
Medevac
- Narrower
Concept UI |
M0020169 |
Scope note | A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures. It is also used in many manufacturing processes, as a pharmaceutical aid, and in several research applications. |
Preferred term | Sorbitol |
Entry term(s) |
Glucitol |
Concept UI |
M0475713 |
Preferred term | Yal |
Concept UI |
M0475712 |
Preferred term | Sorbilax |
Concept UI |
M0475710 |
Preferred term | klysma Sorbit |
Concept UI |
M0475711 |
Preferred term | Medevac |
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