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Eukaryota > Stramenopiles > Phaeophyceae > Kelp > Laminaria

Preferred term

Laminaria  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Laminaria Tent
  • Laminaria Tents
  • Saccharina

Note

  • for dried Laminaria for cervical dilation & "laminaria tent" (note X ref and read MeSH definition), use no qualifers

Scope note

  • A genus of BROWN ALGAE in the family Laminariaceae. Dried pencil-like pieces may be inserted in the cervix where they swell as they absorb moisture, serving as osmotic dilators.

History note

  • 91(80); was see under SEAWEED 1980-90

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007795

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