See Also: Paget-von Schrotter syndrome(medicine)
von Schrotter, Leopold(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Paget(dictionary)
Paget(tourism)
Paget, Sir James(medicine)
Paget, Sir James(encyclopedia)
Paget's cells(medicine)
Paget's disease(health)
disease, paget's(medicine)

carboxymethylcellulose (medicine) and Paget-von Schrotter syndrome (medicine)


carboxymethylcellulose (medicine)


carboxymethylcellulose
<chemical> Polycarboxymethyl ether of cellulose. It is used as an emulsifier, thickener, suspending agent, etc., in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals; in research as a culture medium; in chromatography as a stabiliser for reagents; and therapeutically as a bulk laxative with antacid properties.

Pharmacological action: cathartic, pharmaceutic aid.

Chemical name: Cellulose, carboxymethyl ether, sodium salt


Paget-von Schrotter syndrome (medicine)


Paget-von Schrotter syndrome
<syndrome> Stress thrombosis or spontaneous thrombosis of the subclavian or axillary vein; a thoracic-outlet syndrome.

Synonym: effort-induced thrombosis.