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Lithium
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lithium /lith·i·um/ (Li) (lith´e-um) a chemical element, at. no. 3. Its salts, especially l. carbonate and l. citrate, are used to treat and prevent manic states in bipolar disorder.
lith·i·um (lth-m)
n. Symbol Li
A soft, highly reactive metallic element whose carbonate form is used in psychopharmacology. Atomic number 3.
Lithium (Lithane, Lithromate)
A drug used to treat manic depression (bipolar disorder) that can be transmitted in breast milk.
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lithium,
n a metal/element (Li) used in the treatment of bipolar disorders and sometimes used in the treatment of herpes.
lithium
a chemical element, atomic number 3, atomic weight 6.939, symbol Li. See Table 6.
lithium carbonate
used in the treatment of canine cyclic hematopoiesis to stabilize numbers of neutrophils.


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