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Descriptor English: Chewing Gum
Descriptor Spanish: Goma de Mascar
Descriptor goma de mascar
Entry term(s) chicle
Scope note: Preparación de goma de chicle, que en ocasiones se mezcla con otras sustancias plásticas, y a la que se añaden edulcorantes y saborizantes. Suele mascarse por placer como golosina, pero a veces se usa como vehículo para la administración de medicamentos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Goma de Mascar
Descriptor French: Gomme à mâcher
Entry term(s): Chewing Gums
Gum, Chewing
Gums, Chewing
Tree number(s): D05.750.078.739.249
D09.698.700.249
D20.215.721.249.249
G07.203.300.140.200
J02.500.140.200
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002638
Scope note: A preparation of chicle, sometimes mixed with other plastic substances, sweetened and flavored. It is masticated usually for pleasure as a candy substitute but it sometimes acts as a vehicle for the administration of medication.
Annotation: as a confection or as vehicle for admin of med substances
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AN analysis
CL classification
EC economics
HI history
MI microbiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TO toxicity
VI virology
DeCS ID: 2684
Unique ID: D002638
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2014/10/14
Chewing Gum - Preferred
Concept UI M0004036
Scope note A preparation of chicle, sometimes mixed with other plastic substances, sweetened and flavored. It is masticated usually for pleasure as a candy substitute but it sometimes acts as a vehicle for the administration of medication.
Preferred term Chewing Gum
Entry term(s) Chewing Gums
Gum, Chewing
Gums, Chewing



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