EDTA

EDTA definition - medical

EDTA (ēˌdē-tē-āˈ)

noun
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; a crystalline acid that acts as a strong chelating agent and that forms a sodium salt used as an antidote for metal poisoning and as an anticoagulant.

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