| 单词 | chelation therapy |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschelation therapy chelation therapy n. therapy in which a chelating agent is used to lower abnormally high levels of a metal in the body, used to treat iron overload (as in haematological disorders), metabolic disorders such as Wilson's disease, and heavy metal poisoning, and also as a complementary therapy (of unproven efficacy) for other conditions. ΚΠ 1960 H. Peters in M. Seven & L. Johnson Metal-Binding in Med. xxiii. 190/2 Elevation of urinary zinc levels from 2 to 36 times normal before chelation therapy..seemed to parallel symptoms more closely. 1982 Arch. Dis. Childhood 12 929 The desferrioxamine test was useful..in assessing response to chelation therapy thus enabling such treatment to be started early to prevent harm from iron overload. 2000 Record (Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.) (Nexis) 5 Apr. a10 The U.S. federal trade commission ruled in 1988 that chelation therapy's claims of effectiveness for atherosclerosis are unsubstantiated. 2004 Current Med. Chem. 11 2161 Deferiprone..is effective and inexpensive to synthesise thus increasing the prospects of making it available to most thalassaemia patients in third world countries who are not currently receiving any form of chelation therapy. < as lemmas |
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