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Flax

Medical Definition: A plant genus of the family LINACEAE that is cultivated for its fiber (manufactured into linen cloth). It contains a trypsin inhibitor and the seed is the source of LINSEED OIL.
Guide Notes: despite X ref FLAXSEED, coord IM with SEEDS (IM); coord with specific PLANT COMPONENTS term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific
Also Called: Linum usitatissimum

Flax Medical Definitions and Terms

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