Preferred Name

silicone oil

Synonyms
Definitions

Organic siloxanes which are polymerized to the oily stage. The oils have low surface tension and density less than 1. They are used in industrial applications and in the treatment of retinal detachment, complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy.

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D012827

alternate name

silicone oils

definition

Organic siloxanes which are polymerized to the oily stage. The oils have low surface tension and density less than 1. They are used in industrial applications and in the treatment of retinal detachment, complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy.

has database cross reference

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q416873

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicone_oil

label

silicone oil

MeSH Descriptor ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D012827

prefLabel

silicone oil

SNOMED CT Identifier

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/108892002

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_61459

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