Medical Dictionary
potassium iodide
noun
Medical Definition of POTASSIUM IODIDE
: a crystalline salt KI that is very soluble in water and is used medically chiefly in the treatment of hyperthyroidism, to block thyroidal uptake of radioactive iodine, and as an expectorant
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