chelation therapy
noun
: the use of a chelator (such as EDTA) to bind with a metal (such as lead or iron) in the body to form a chelate so that the metal loses its chemical effect (such as toxicity or physiological activity)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Bluebird has rationalized the high price of Zynteglo by referring to the lifetime cost of transfusions and chelation therapy, which the company says can run as high as $6.4 million. 
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 And so a one shot gene therapy at $2 million sounds extremely expensive, but actually over somebody's lifetime would be cheaper than paying for the chelation therapy. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022 Doctors discovered that the little girl’s lead level was extremely high and hospitalized her to begin chelation therapy, a process that removes heavy metals from the blood. New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022 Researchers are still exploring the efficacy of chelation therapy in removing heavy metals in the brain. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2022 Lucky got a fluid therapy, called chelation therapy, to draw out the lead from her body. Julia Fair, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2021 One round of chelation therapy to remove the lead is $100 and several rounds may be needed. oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2020 Just as in chelation therapy—which doctors use to eliminate heavy metals from the bloodstream in patients suffering from metal poisoning—citric acid binds to calcium and lime, which are abundant in hard water. Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 5 Nov. 2020 Depending on the severity of the poisoning, some eagles survive after veterinarians use chelation therapy, injecting the birds with a drug that binds the toxins in their bloodstream and allows it to be removed from their bodies. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 23 May 2020 See More
Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 And so a one shot gene therapy at $2 million sounds extremely expensive, but actually over somebody's lifetime would be cheaper than paying for the chelation therapy. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 June 2022 Doctors discovered that the little girl’s lead level was extremely high and hospitalized her to begin chelation therapy, a process that removes heavy metals from the blood. New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022 Researchers are still exploring the efficacy of chelation therapy in removing heavy metals in the brain. Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2022 Lucky got a fluid therapy, called chelation therapy, to draw out the lead from her body. Julia Fair, The Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2021 One round of chelation therapy to remove the lead is $100 and several rounds may be needed. oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2020 Just as in chelation therapy—which doctors use to eliminate heavy metals from the bloodstream in patients suffering from metal poisoning—citric acid binds to calcium and lime, which are abundant in hard water. Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 5 Nov. 2020 Depending on the severity of the poisoning, some eagles survive after veterinarians use chelation therapy, injecting the birds with a drug that binds the toxins in their bloodstream and allows it to be removed from their bodies. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 23 May 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1960, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
chelation therapy
noun
: the use of a chelator (as EDTA) to bind with a metal (as lead or iron) in the body to form a chelate so that the metal loses its toxic effect or physiological activity