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gold therapy

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-003615

A procedure that uses gold salts (a salt form of the metal element gold) to treat diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. The gold salts stop cells from releasing chemicals that can harm tissues. Also called aurotherapy and chrysotherapy.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-003615
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsaurotherapy; chrysotherapy
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-003615",
  "term": "gold therapy",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A procedure that uses gold salts (a salt form of the metal element gold) to treat diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. The gold salts stop cells from releasing chemicals that can harm tissues. Also called aurotherapy and chrysotherapy.",
  "synonyms": [
    "aurotherapy",
    "chrysotherapy"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/gold-therapy/"
}

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