National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Fish Oil

Synonyms

Seafood Oil

FISH OIL

Fish Oil

Oil, Fish

Definitions

An oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oil is considered valuable due to its high content of omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentanoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. Such fatty acids are not actually produced in fish, but are accumulated from phytoplankton which produce omega-3 fatty acids.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C497

code

C497

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C176424

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116978

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

CTRP

FDA

DEFINITION

An oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oil is considered valuable due to its high content of omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentanoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid. Such fatty acids are not actually produced in fish, but are accumulated from phytoplankton which produce omega-3 fatty acids.

Display_Name

Fish Oil

FDA_UNII_Code

XGF7L72M0F

FULL_SYN

Seafood Oil

FISH OIL

Fish Oil

Oil, Fish

label

Fish Oil

Legacy Concept Name

Fish_Oil

NCI_Drug_Dictionary_ID

791570

PDQ_Closed_Trial_Search_ID

791570

PDQ_Open_Trial_Search_ID

791570

Preferred_Name

Fish Oil

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C497

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0016157

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C106129

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1505

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