fish oil

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-013609",
  "term": "fish oil",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oil is considered valuable due to its high content of omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentanoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. Such fatty acids are not actually produced in fish, but are accumulated from phytoplankton which produce omega-3 fatty acids.",
  "synonyms": [
    "oil, fish",
    "seafood oil"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/fish-oil/"
}