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xylitol

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-017606

A natural sweetener, with protective, saliva producing and moisturizing activities. Upon administration, xylitol produces saliva and may protect against cavities. This relieves persistent dry mouth and hydrates the mouth.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-017606
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-017606",
  "term": "xylitol",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A natural sweetener, with protective, saliva producing and moisturizing activities. Upon administration, xylitol produces saliva and may protect against cavities. This relieves persistent dry mouth and hydrates the mouth.",
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/xylitol/"
}

Record 17,524 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.