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N-acetylcysteine

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-005649

A drug usually used to reduce the thickness of mucus and ease its removal. It is also used to reverse the toxicity of high doses of acetaminophen. Also called acetylcysteine and N-acetyl-L-cysteine.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-005649
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsacetylcysteine; N-acetyl-L-cysteine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-005649",
  "term": "N-acetylcysteine",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A drug usually used to reduce the thickness of mucus and ease its removal. It is also used to reverse the toxicity of high doses of acetaminophen. Also called acetylcysteine and N-acetyl-L-cysteine.",
  "synonyms": [
    "acetylcysteine",
    "N-acetyl-L-cysteine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/n-acetylcysteine/"
}

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