omega-3 fatty acid

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006058",
  "term": "omega-3 fatty acid",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definitions": [
    "A type of fat obtained in the diet and involved in immunity.",
    "Any fatty acid that contains an unsaturated bond originating from the 3rd carbon from the methyl end. Omega-3 fatty acids do not occur naturally with chain lengths shorter than 16 carbon units."
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    "n-3 fatty acid",
    "omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid",
    "omega-3 PUFA",
    "omega-3 fatty acids"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms",
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/omega-3-fatty-acid/"
}