EDTA (redirected from Edetates)

EDTA ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid.

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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.

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EDTA

A colorless compound used to keep blood samples from clotting before tests are run. Its chemical name is ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic acid.

Mentioned in: Platelet Count

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EDTA,

1 abbreviation for ethylene-diamineteraacetic acid (edetic acid).

2 abbreviation for edetate calcium disodium.

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ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) [eth″ĭ-lēn-di″ah-mēn-tet″rah-ah-se´tik]

a chelating agent that binds calcium and other metals; used as an anticoagulant for preserving blood specimens. Also used medicinally; see edetate. Called also edetic acid.

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EDTA

ethylenediamine tetra-acetic acid. See edetate.

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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