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Descriptor English: Laminaria
Descriptor Spanish: Laminaria
Descriptor Laminaria
Entry term(s) Kjellmaniella
Saccharina
tallos de Laminaria
Scope note: Género de ALGAS PARDAS de la familia Laminariaceae. Fragmentos secos, con forma de lápices, pueden insertarse en el cuello uterino donde se hinchan a medida que absorben humedad, sirviendo de dilatadores osmóticos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Laminaria
Descriptor French: Laminaria
Entry term(s): Kjellmaniella
Kjellmaniellas
Laminaria Tent
Laminaria Tents
Laminarias
Saccharina
Saccharinas
Tree number(s): B01.750.600.425.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007795
Scope note: A genus of BROWN ALGAE in the family Laminariaceae. Dried pencil-like pieces may be inserted in the cervix where they swell as they absorb moisture, serving as osmotic dilators.
Annotation: for dried Laminaria for cervical dilation & "laminaria tent" (note X ref and read MeSH definition), use no qualifers
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Seaweed (1966-1979)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under SEAWEED 1980-90
History Note: 91(80); was see under SEAWEED 1980-90
DeCS ID: 7973
Unique ID: D007795
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1978/12/21
Revision Date: 2023/06/06
Laminaria - Preferred
Concept UI M0012191
Scope note A genus of BROWN ALGAE in the family Laminariaceae. Dried pencil-like pieces may be inserted in the cervix where they swell as they absorb moisture, serving as osmotic dilators.
Preferred term Laminaria
Entry term(s) Laminarias
Saccharina - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000751175
Preferred term Saccharina
Entry term(s) Kjellmaniella
Kjellmaniellas
Saccharinas
Laminaria Tents - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M000765209
Preferred term Laminaria Tents
Entry term(s) Laminaria Tent



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