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March 22, 2026
| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013012
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D013012
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| Preferred Name | Sorbitol |
| Definitions |
A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures. It is also used in many manufacturing processes, as a pharmaceutical aid, and in several research applications.
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| Synonyms |
D-Glucitol
Glucitol
Yal
klysma Sorbit
Sorbilax
Medevac
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| definition | A polyhydric alcohol with about half the sweetness of sucrose. Sorbitol occurs naturally and is also produced synthetically from glucose. It was formerly used as a diuretic and may still be used as a laxative and in irrigating solutions for some surgical procedures. It is also used in many manufacturing processes, as a pharmaceutical aid, and in several research applications. |
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| altLabel |
D-Glucitol
Glucitol
Yal
klysma Sorbit
Sorbilax
Medevac
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| prefLabel | Sorbitol
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| Mapped from |
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| type | |
| isa | |
| PA |
D013549
D002400
D007202
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| tui |
T109
T121
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| TERMUI |
T618437
T038353
T038354
T618439
T618443
T618441
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| TH |
NLM (1966)
FDA SRS (2014)
UNK (19XX)
DE
AU
USP (19XX)
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| MMR | 20160701
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| notation | D013012
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| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| RR | 50-70-4 (Sorbitol)
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| Inverse of AQ |
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| DX | 19660101
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| cui |
C1564144
C1564141
C1564142
C0037688
C1564143
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| DC | 1
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| MN |
D09.853.813
D02.033.800.813
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| LT | TRD
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| AQL | AA AD AE AG AI AN BL CF CH CL CS EC HI IM IP ME PD PK PO RE SD ST TO TU UR
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| Inverse of RB |
506T60A25R
0
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| MDA | 19990101
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