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chelating agent

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001641

A chemical compound that binds tightly to metal ions. In medicine, chelating agents are used to remove toxic metals from the body. They are also being studied in the treatment of cancer.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001641
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001641",
  "term": "chelating agent",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A chemical compound that binds tightly to metal ions. In medicine, chelating agents are used to remove toxic metals from the body. They are also being studied in the treatment of cancer.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/chelating-agent/"
}

Record 4,675 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.