Medical Definition of Edathamil

1. (HOOC-CH2)2N(CH2) 2N(CH2-COOH)2;a chelating agent used to remove multivalent cations from solution as chelates, and used in biochemical research to remove Magnesium, Fe2+, etc., from reactions affected by such ions. As the sodium salt, used as a water softener, to stabilise drugs rapidly decomposed in the presence of traces of metal ions, and as an anticoagulant; as the sodium calcium salt, used to remove radium, lead, strontium, plutonium, and cadmium from the skeleton, forming stable un-ionised soluble compounds that are excreted by the kidneys. Compare: EGTA. Synonym: edathamil, edetic acid. Acronym: EDTA (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Edathamil

eczema vesiculosum
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ED
ED50
edacious
edacities
edacity
Edam
edaphic
edaphic
edaphically
edaphic community
edaphon
Edaphosauridae
edaphosaurus
edathamil (current term)
EDC
EdD
Edda
edder
eddied
eddies
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eddington
eddish
eddishes
eddo
eddoes
eddoes
eddy

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