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   mannitol
   [n] - a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine
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   Mannitol
   A natural sugar substitute derived from the manna plant and seaweed
   Found op http://www.woodlandherbs.co.uk/acatalog/glossary.html
   
   
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   mannitol
   (= D-mannitol) Hexitol related to D-mannose. Found in plants, particularly fungi and seaweeds.
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   Mannitol
   Man'ni·tol noun [ Mannite + -ol .] (Chemistry) The technical name of mannite. See Mannite .
   Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/M/19
   
   
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   mannitol
   A medication given to reduce brain swelling and elevated intracranial pressure. Also used to temporarily disrupt the blood-brain barrier prior to some forms of chemotherapy. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
   Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?mannitol
   
   
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   mannitol
   Osmitrol noun a diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine
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   mannitol
   (man´ĭ-tol) a sugar alcohol widely distributed in plants and fungi; it is an osmotic diuretic administered to prevent and treat acute renal failure, to reduce cerebral edema or elevated intraocular or cerebrospinal fluid pressure, and to reduce renal damage due to toxic substances; also used a...
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   Mannitol
   • (n.) The technical name of mannite. See Mannite.
   Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/mannitol/
   
   
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   mannitol
   (from the article `manna`) The flowering ash, or manna ash (Fraxinus ornus), is the source of a sugar-alcohol, mannitol, which has been used medicinally. The substance is ... Certain drugs act without engaging in any direct interaction with the components of the cell. An example is mannitol, an iner...
   Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/m/27
   
   
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    Mannitol
    Mannitol is a white, crystalline organic compound with the formula (C6H8(OH)6). This polyol is used as an osmotic diuretic agent and a weak renal vasodilator. It was originally isolated from the secretions of the flowering ash, called manna after their resemblance to the Biblical food, and is also ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannitol
    
    
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    mannitol
    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.
    Found op http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?expand=M
    
    
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    mannitol
    1) Diuretic 2) Diuretic drug 3) Osmitrol 4) Water pill
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/mannitol/1
    
    

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