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Chelation Therapy

Medical Definition: Therapy of heavy metal poisoning using agents which sequester the metal from organs or tissues and bind it firmly within the ring structure of a new compound which can be eliminated from the body.
Guide Notes: coord IM with specific chelating agent /ther use (IM) + metal being chelated with no qualif
Previously Indexed: Chelating Agents/therapeutic use (1966-1989)

Chelation Therapy Medical Definitions and Terms

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