mannitol
(man′ĭ-tol″)

An osmotic diuretic used primarily to treat oliguric renal failure and reduce intracranial pressure, as in patients with threatened herniation of the brain through the foramen magnum.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Mannitol." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758145/all/mannitol.
Mannitol. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758145/all/mannitol. Accessed February 21, 2025.
Mannitol. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758145/all/mannitol
Mannitol [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2025 February 21]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/758145/all/mannitol.
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