Viscosupplements

"Viscosupplements" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Viscoelastic solutions that are injected into JOINTS in order to alleviate symptoms of joint-related disorders such as OSTEOARTHRITIS.

Descriptor ID	D055675
MeSH Number(s)	D27.505.696.706.888 D27.720.556.500 D27.720.944.500
Concept/Terms	Viscosupplements Viscosupplements Viscosupplement

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Viscosupplements".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Pharmacologic Actions [D27.505]
Physiological Effects of Drugs [D27.505.696]
Protective Agents [D27.505.696.706]
Viscosupplements [D27.505.696.706.888]
Specialty Uses of Chemicals [D27.720]
Lubricants [D27.720.556]
Viscosupplements [D27.720.556.500]
Viscoelastic Substances [D27.720.944]
Viscosupplements [D27.720.944.500]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Viscosupplements".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Viscosupplements".

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