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Fat emulsion

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-013537

A liquid composed of two immiscible substances, typically some form of fat and water. In parenteral nutrition, a fat emulsion may contain phospholipids, triglycerides and essential fatty acids.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-013537
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsintravenous fat emulsion
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-013537",
  "term": "Fat emulsion",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A liquid composed of two immiscible substances, typically some form of fat and water. In parenteral nutrition, a fat emulsion may contain phospholipids, triglycerides and essential fatty acids.",
  "synonyms": [
    "intravenous fat emulsion"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/fat-emulsion/"
}

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