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sodium bicarbonate

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-016789

The monosodium salt of carbonic acid with alkalinizing and electrolyte replacement properties. Upon dissociation, sodium bicarbonate forms sodium and bicarbonate ions. Ion formation increases plasma bicarbonate and buffers excess hydrogen ion concentration, resulting in raised blood pH.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-016789
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsbaking soda; bicarbonate of soda
ReferencesNational Cancer Institute Thesaurus (CC BY 4.0)
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "sodium bicarbonate",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "The monosodium salt of carbonic acid with alkalinizing and electrolyte replacement properties. Upon dissociation, sodium bicarbonate forms sodium and bicarbonate ions. Ion formation increases plasma bicarbonate and buffers excess hydrogen ion concentration, resulting in raised blood pH.",
  "synonyms": [
    "baking soda",
    "bicarbonate of soda"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/sodium-bicarbonate/"
}

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