Mineral Oil

"Mineral Oil" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. It is used as laxative, lubricant, ointment base, and emollient.

Descriptor ID	D008899
MeSH Number(s)	D02.455.699.500
Concept/Terms	Mineral Oil Mineral Oil Oil, Mineral Petrolatum, Liquid Liquid Petrolatum Liquid Paraffin Paraffin, Liquid Vaseline Oil Vaseline Oil Oil, Vaseline Drakeol Drakeol

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Mineral Oil".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Organic Chemicals [D02]
Hydrocarbons [D02.455]
Petrolatum [D02.455.699]
Mineral Oil [D02.455.699.500]

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