Medical Definition of Diatrizoate
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The most commonly used water-soluble, iodinated, radiopaque X-ray contrast medium. It is used as diatrizoate meglumine and diatrizoate sodium for all types of angiography, urography, and GI tract studies.
Pharmacological action: contrast media.
Chemical name: Benzoic acid, 3,5-bis(acetylamino)-2,4,6-triiodo-
(12 Dec 1998)
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