petrolatum
petrolatum is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.
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(pe″trŏ-lāt′ŭm)

[petroleum + -ate]
A purified semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. This occlusive substance is used as a base for ointments. It is not suitable for use as a vaginal lubricant because it is not miscible in body secretions.
SYN: SEE: soft paraffin
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(pe″trŏ-lāt′ŭm)

[petroleum + -ate]
A purified semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. This occlusive substance is used as a base for ointments. It is not suitable for use as a vaginal lubricant because it is not miscible in body secretions.
SYN: SEE: soft paraffin
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Petrolatum." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731610/all/liquid_petrolatum.
Petrolatum. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731610/all/liquid_petrolatum. Accessed March 24, 2023.
Petrolatum. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731610/all/liquid_petrolatum
Petrolatum [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 March 24]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731610/all/liquid_petrolatum.
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