Category: C
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Calcium saccharin
An artificial sweetening agent.
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Calcium pantothenate
One of the B complex vitamins. Biochemically, it transfers acetyl groups from one compound to another. Egg yolks, liver, and yeasts are nutritional sources.
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Calcium glycerophosphate
The calcium salt of glycerophosphoric acid. It is used as a dietary supplement and in formulating drugs.
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Calcium disodium edetate
A substance used to bind metallic ions, such as lead or zinc. It is used to treat poisoning caused by those metals.
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Calcium chloride
A salt used to raise the calcium content of the blood in disorders such as in hypocalcemic tetany, calcium channel blocker, or beta blocker overdose. It is used in solution and administered intravenously. It is incompatible with epinephrine.
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Calciprivia
Deficiency or absence of calcium.
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Calciphylaxis
A disease of small blood vessels in which calcium is deposited within the medial layer of the vessel wall. Gangrenous changes occur in organs that rely on blood flow through the affected vessels, especially in the skin and in internal organs. The disease is usually found in patients with end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis but…
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Calcine
To expel water and volatile materials by heating to a high temperature.
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Calcination
Drying by roasting to produce a powder. The heating of a substance to remove moisture.
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Calcimimetic
Any drug that acts like calcium, for example, that lowers serum parathyroid hormone levels.