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calcium citrate

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-012193

The citrate salt of calcium. An element necessary for normal nerve, muscle, and cardiac function, calcium as the citrate salt helps to maintain calcium balance and prevent bone loss when taken orally. This agent may also be chemopreventive for colon and other cancers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-012193
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymstricalcium citrate
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-012193",
  "term": "calcium citrate",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The citrate salt of calcium. An element necessary for normal nerve, muscle, and cardiac function, calcium as the citrate salt helps to maintain calcium balance and prevent bone loss when taken orally. This agent may also be chemopreventive for colon and other cancers.",
  "synonyms": [
    "tricalcium citrate"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/calcium-citrate/"
}

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