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(MA-nih-TOL)
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| A drug used to decrease swelling of the brain and to treat kidney failure. Mannitol can also be used to open the blood-brain barrier, which allows anticancer medicines to enter the brain and treat brain tumors. |
Previous Definitions: | mammary dysplasia, mammary gland, mammogram, mammography, Mammotome | Next Definitions: | mantle cell lymphoma, mantle field, MAO inhibitor, Marcaine, margin |
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