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MeSH Heading: Viscosupplements
Tree Number(s): D27.505.696.706.888; D27.720.556.500; D27.720.944.500
Unique ID: D055675
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055675
Scope Note: Viscoelastic solutions that are injected into JOINTS in order to alleviate symptoms of joint-related disorders such as OSTEOARTHRITIS.
Entry Term(s): Visco Supplements; Viscosupplement
Previous Indexing: Hyaluronic Acid/therapeutic use (1989-2008); Injections, Intra-Articular (1993-2008)
See Also: Viscosupplementation
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2016/01/20

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)

Viscosupplements MeSH Descriptor Data 2025