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cod liver oil (medicine)


cod liver oil
<chemical> The partially destearinated fixed oil obtained from fresh livers of gadus morrhua and other species of gadidae, the cod family. It is used as a source of vitamins a and d. In veterinary medicine, it is also used topically to promote wound healing and in abscesses, burns, and dermatoses.

Chemical name: Cod-liver oil