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DMSA

DMSA is the initialism of dimercaptosuccinic acid.

Meaning of dimercaptosuccinic acid

Noun

dimercaptosuccinic acid (uncountable)

  1. A chemical compound (C₄H₆O₄S₂), used as a tracer to obtain scintigrams of the kidney. Abbreviated as DMSA.

Questions about DMSA

What is DMSA the initialism of?
DMSA is the initialism of dimercaptosuccinic acid.

Words near DMSA in the dictionary

  1. DMPE
  2. DMPS
  3. DMR
  4. DMRs
  5. DMS
  6. DMSA
  7. DMSD
  8. DMSO
  9. DMSP
  10. DMSs
  11. DMT

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