Definition
dimercaprols
noun
- Plural of dimercaprol; a chelating agent used in medicine to treat heavy metal poisoning, especially mercury and arsenic poisoning.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; also known as BAL (British Anti-Lewisite); typically used in clinical or scientific contexts
Examples
- Dimercaprols are administered intravenously to patients with acute mercury poisoning.
- The hospital stocked dimercaprols in the emergency department for toxicology cases.
- Dimercaprols bind to heavy metal ions and facilitate their excretion from the body.
- Treatment with dimercaprols must begin promptly after arsenic exposure.
- Doctors considered dimercaprols as part of the chelation therapy protocol.