Fluorescein
"Fluorescein" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A phthalic indicator dye that appears yellow-green in normal tear film and bright green in a more alkaline medium such as the aqueous humor.
| Descriptor ID |
D019793
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.455.426.779.347.390 D03.494.953.275.390 D04.711.347.390
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| Concept/Terms |
Fluorescein Sodium- Fluorescein Sodium
- Sodium, Fluorescein
- Sodium Fluorescein
- Fluorescein, Sodium
- D&C Yellow No. 8
- D & C Yellow No. 8
- D and C Yellow No. 8
Fluorescite- Fluorescite
- Colircusi Fluoresceina
- Fluoresceina, Colircusi
Fluorets- Fluorets
- Minims Fluoresceine
- Fluoresceine, Minims
- Fluorescéine sodique Faure
Disodium Fluorescein- Disodium Fluorescein
- Fluorescein, Disodium
- Uranine
- Fluorescein Disodium Salt
- Disodium Salt, Fluorescein
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