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FDA

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003146

An agency in the U.S. federal government whose mission is to protect public health by making sure that food, cosmetics, and nutritional supplements are safe to use and truthfully labeled. The FDA also makes sure that drugs, medical devices, and equipment are safe and effective, and that blood for transfusions and transplant tissue are safe. Also called Food and Drug Administration.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003146
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ExpansionsFood and Drug Administration
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003146",
  "term": "FDA",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "An agency in the U.S. federal government whose mission is to protect public health by making sure that food, cosmetics, and nutritional supplements are safe to use and truthfully labeled. The FDA also makes sure that drugs, medical devices, and equipment are safe and effective, and that blood for transfusions and transplant tissue are safe. Also called Food and Drug Administration.",
  "expansions": [
    "Food and Drug Administration"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/fda/"
}

Record 7,179 of 17,717 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.