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MeSH Heading: Polyvinyl Chloride
Tree Number(s): D02.455.326.271.884.533.565; D05.750.716.721.812; D25.720.327.811; D25.720.716.721.812; J01.637.051.720.716.721.812
Unique ID: D011143
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011143
Scope Note: A polyvinyl resin used extensively in the manufacture of plastics, including medical devices, tubing, and other packaging. It is also used as a rubber substitute.
Entry Term(s): Chloroethylene Homopolymer; Chloroethylene Polymer; Geon; PVC; Polychloroethylene; Ultron; Viaflex; Vinyl Chloride Polymer; Vinylite
Registry Number: 9002-86-2
CAS Type 1 Name: Ethene, chloro-, homopolymer
Previous Indexing: Hydrocarbons (1966); Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated (1974); Hydrocarbons, Halogenated (1966-1973); Polyvinyls (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under POLYVINYLS 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under POLYVINYLS 1975-90
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2006/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

Concept UI: M0017273
Registry Number: 9002-86-2
Scope Note: A polyvinyl resin used extensively in the manufacture of plastics, including medical devices, tubing, and other packaging. It is also used as a rubber substitute.
Terms: Polyvinyl Chloride Preferred Term
Term UI T032798
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Vinyl Chloride Polymer
Term UI T032801
Date05/23/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Chloroethylene Polymer
Term UI T032795
Date05/23/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Polychloroethylene
Term UI T032797
Date05/23/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); PVC
Term UI T032799
Date11/05/1990
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Chloroethylene Homopolymer
Term UI T414684
Date05/18/2000
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2001)

Polyvinyl Chloride MeSH Descriptor Data 2024