Calcium chloride

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-012192",
  "term": "Calcium chloride",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A crystalline, white substance, soluble in water, calcium chloride is the chloride salt of calcium, a bivalent metallic element with many crucial biological roles. Calcium is a major constituent of the skeleton but plays many roles as an intracellular and plasma ion as well. In medicine, calcium chloride is also used as a 10% solution in injection, for calcium replenishment.",
  "synonyms": [
    "calcium chloride anhydrous",
    "calcium chloride dihydrate",
    "calcium chloride hexahydrate"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/calcium-chloride/"
}