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sodium

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007848

A mineral needed by the body to keep body fluids in balance. Sodium is found in table salt and in many processed foods. Too much sodium can cause the body to retain water.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007848
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-007848",
  "term": "sodium",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A mineral needed by the body to keep body fluids in balance. Sodium is found in table salt and in many processed foods. Too much sodium can cause the body to retain water.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/sodium/"
}

Record 15,126 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.