National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Expectorant

Synonyms

Expectorant

Definitions

Any agent that promotes ejection of mucus or exudate from the lungs, bronchi and trachea by decreasing mucus viscosity or by increasing the secretion of mucus in a dry, unproductive cough.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C29767

code

C29767

DEFINITION

Any agent that promotes ejection of mucus or exudate from the lungs, bronchi and trachea by decreasing mucus viscosity or by increasing the secretion of mucus in a dry, unproductive cough.

FULL_SYN

Expectorant

label

Expectorant

Legacy Concept Name

Expectorant

Preferred_Name

Expectorant

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C29767

Semantic_Type

Chemical Viewed Functionally

UMLS_CUI

C0015314

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C78273

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