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Calcium Carbonate

Medical Definition: Carbonic acid calcium salt (CaCO3). An odorless, tasteless powder or crystal that occurs in nature. It is used therapeutically as a phosphate buffer in hemodialysis patients and as a calcium supplement.
Guide Notes: occurs in nature as chalk, limestone or marble; used in med as a buffer in hemodialysis
Also Called: Milk of Calcium,Aragonite,Calcite,Chalk,Limestone,Marble,Vaterite
CAS Type 1 Name: CAS Number: 471-34-1

Calcium Carbonate Medical Definitions and Terms

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