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EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.
EDTA (d-t-)
n.
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; a crystalline acid that acts as a strong chelating agent and that forms a sodium salt used as an antidote for metal poisoning and as an anticoagulant.
EDTA
A colorless compound used to keep blood samples from clotting before tests are run. Its chemical name is ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic acid.
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EDTA,
1 abbreviation for ethylene-diamineteraacetic acid (edetic acid).
2 abbreviation for edetate calcium disodium.
EDTA
ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid. See edetate.
EDTA
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, edetic acid A chelator that binds divalent–eg arsenic, calcium, lead, magnesium, trivalent cations Lab medicine EDTA is added to blood collection tubes to transport specimens for analysis in chemistry–eg CEA, lead, renin; hematology–it is the preferred anticoagulant for blood cell counts, coagulation studies, Hb electrophoresis, ESR; in the blood bank, it prevents hemolysis by inhibiting complement binding


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