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petroleum jelly

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006561

A thick, greasy, substance with no odor or taste made from petroleum (mixture of oily liquids found in the earth). Petroleum jelly is used on the skin to prevent drying and to help heal scrapes and burns. It is also used as a base for some ointments. Also called petrolatum.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006561
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymspetrolatum
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A thick, greasy, substance with no odor or taste made from petroleum (mixture of oily liquids found in the earth). Petroleum jelly is used on the skin to prevent drying and to help heal scrapes and burns. It is also used as a base for some ointments. Also called petrolatum.",
  "synonyms": [
    "petrolatum"
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  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/petroleum-jelly/"
}

Record 13,048 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.