Antioxidant

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-000638",
  "term": "Antioxidant",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance that protects cells from the damage caused by free radicals (unstable molecules made by the process of oxidation during normal metabolism). Free radicals may play a part in cancer, heart disease, stroke, and other diseases of aging. Antioxidants include beta-carotene, lycopene, vitamins A, C, and E, and other natural and manufactured substances.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/antioxidant/"
}