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EDTA

noun \ˌē-ˌdē-ˌtē-ˈā\

Medical Definition of EDTA

:  a white crystalline acid C10H16N2O8 used in medicine as an anticoagulant and as a chelator in the treatment of lead poisoning—called also ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

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