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MeSH Heading: Lubricants
Tree Number(s): D27.720.556
Unique ID: D054327
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D054327
Scope Note: Compounds that provide LUBRICATION between surfaces in order to reduce FRICTION.
Entry Term(s): Lubricant; Lubricating Agents; Lubrication Agents
Previous Indexing: Lubrication (1963-2007)
See Also: Surface-Active Agents
Public MeSH Note: 2008; see LUBRICATION 1963-2007
History Note: 2008; use LUBRICATION 1963-2007
Date Established: 2008/01/01
Date of Entry: 2007/07/09
Revision Date: 2020/05/27

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0012714
Scope Note: Compounds that provide LUBRICATION between surfaces in order to reduce FRICTION.
Terms: Lubricants Preferred Term
Term UI T024311
Date03/23/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Lubricant
Term UI T001006073
Date01/23/2020
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2021); Lubricating Agents
Term UI T686396
Date11/20/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Lubrication Agents
Term UI T686397
Date11/20/2006
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008)

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