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Ethiodized Oil MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Ethiodized Oil
Tree Number(s)
D10.627.700.550.300
D20.215.784.750.550.300
Unique ID
D004998
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004998
Scope Note
Ethyl ester of iodinated fatty acid of poppyseed oil. It contains 37% organically bound iodine and has been used as a diagnostic aid (radiopaque medium) and as an antineoplastic agent when part of the iodine is 131-I. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)
Entry Term(s)
Ethiodized Oil (Injection)
Ethiodized Oils
Ethiodized Poppy Seed Oil
Ethiodol
Lipiodol
Lipiodol UltraFluid
Pharm Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Contrast Media
Registry Numbers
8008-53-5
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87435-86-7
Related Numbers
87435-86-7
CAS Type 1 Name
Ethiodized Oil
Public MeSH Note
2011; see ETHIODIZED OILS 1978-1993, see ETHIODOL 1973-1977; for ETHIODOL see ETHIODIZED OILS 1978-1993; ETHIODIZED POPPY SEED OIL was indexed under ETHIODIZED OILS 1991-1993; for LIPIODOL and LIPIODOL ULTRAFLUID see IODIZED OIL 1993-2010
History Note
1994; ETHIODIZED POPPY SEED OIL was (NM) 1991-1993; for LIPIDOL and LIPIODOL ULTRAFLUID use IODIZED OIL 1993-2010
Date Introduced
1973/01/01
Last Updated
2016/07/05
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