The word by itself does not refer to natural rubber latex.
Not made with natural rubber latex same as latex free.
In other words it refers to natural rubber latex dry natural rubber and synthetic latex or synthetic rubber that contains natural rubber in its formulation.
If you have a natural rubber latex allergy tell your physician dentist nurses and employer and avoid contact with gloves and products made with natural rubber latex.
Natural rubber this term includes all materials made from or containing natural latex.
Rubber and latex are not the same but many people use the words as if they both referred only to natural rubber which is the material derived from the milky white sap of rubber trees.
These vary widely in chemical structure and application and all of them synthetic except for natural.
There are actually a large number of materials characterized as rubbers or more generally as elastomers.
The terms latex free and does not contain natural rubber latex suggest that the medical product is completely without nrl.
However even when medical products are not made with nrl there is a chance that products can become contaminated with nrl allergens during manufacturing or packaging processes.