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Descriptor English: Benzyl Alcohol
Descriptor Spanish: Alcohol Bencilo
Descriptor alcohol bencílico
Scope note: Líquido incoloro de sabor ardiente y poco oloroso. Se utiliza como anestésico local y para reducir el dolor asociado a la inyección de LIDOCAÍNA. También se utiliza en la fabricación de otros compuestos bencílicos, como remedio farmacéutico, en perfumería y como agente saborizante.
Descriptor Portuguese: Álcool Benzílico
Descriptor French: Alcool benzylique
Entry term(s): Alcohol, Benzyl
Benzenemethanol
Tree number(s): D02.033.160.100
D02.455.426.559.389.140.200.100
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019905
Scope note: A colorless liquid with a sharp burning taste and slight odor. It is used as a local anesthetic and to reduce pain associated with LIDOCAINE injection. Also, it is used in the manufacture of other benzyl compounds, as a pharmaceutic aid, and in perfumery and flavoring.
Annotation: BENZYL ALCOHOLS also available
Allowable Qualifiers: 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
Entry Combination: analogs & derivatives:Benzyl Alcohols
Pharm Action: Anesthetics, Local
Registry Number: LKG8494WBH
Previous Indexing: Benzyl Alcohols (1981-1997)
Public MeSH Note: 98; BENZYL ALCOHOL was indexed under BENZYL ALCOHOLS 1981-97
History Note: 98; use BENZYL ALCOHOL (NM) 1981-97
DeCS ID: 33374
Unique ID: D019905
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1998/01/01
Date of Entry: 1997/06/20
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Benzyl Alcohol - Preferred
Concept UI M0029566
Scope note A colorless liquid with a sharp burning taste and slight odor. It is used as a local anesthetic and to reduce pain associated with LIDOCAINE injection. Also, it is used in the manufacture of other benzyl compounds, as a pharmaceutic aid, and in perfumery and flavoring.
Preferred term Benzyl Alcohol
Entry term(s) Alcohol, Benzyl
Benzenemethanol



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