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Lubrication

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Definition: The application of LUBRICANTS to diminish FRICTION between two surfaces.  coordinate with lubricant; do not use for natural "lubrication" of joints:    Other names Lubrications
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
Replens  0   Lipids Lubrication Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies. Fertil Steril 1994 Jan;61(1):178-80
PSLF protein, Bos taurus  0   *Glycoproteins Lubrication Synovial Fluid. Connect Tissue Res 1992;28(4):245-55
Silkospray  0   *Butanes *Silicone Oils Lubrication. Eur J Anaesthesiol 1993 May;10(3):227-30
phosphocholinamin  0   *Mineral Oil *Phosphatidylcholines Drug Combinations Lubrication. Am J Otolaryngol 1987;8(4):236
lubrin  110715-63-4   *Glycerol *Polyethylene Glycols Drug Combinations Lubrication Vaginal Creams, Foams, and Jellies. Fertil Steril 1987;47(5):882
lubricin  0   *Glycoproteins Lubrication Synovial Fluid. Biochem J 1985;225(1):195

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