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Plasticizers
Medical Definition: | Materials incorporated mechanically in plastics (usually PVC) to increase flexibility, workability or distensibility; due to the non-chemical inclusion, plasticizers leach out from the plastic and are found in body fluids and the general environment. |
Guide Notes: | D25-26 qualif |
Previously Indexed: | Phthalic Acids (1970-1976) |
Plasticizers Medical Definitions and Terms
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