Taber's Medical Dictionary
gold
(gōld)
To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.SYMB: Au A yellow metallic chemical element, atomic weight (mass) 196.967, specific gravity 19.32, atomic number 79. Its salts have been used to treat early rheumatoid arthritis not adequately controlled by other anti-inflammatory agents or conservative therapy. Injection of radioactive gold, 198Au, is used to treat certain types of cancer and to help outline certain organs, as in liver scanning.
SYN: SEE: aurum
SEE: scanning
CAS # 7440-57-5
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Gold." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764661/all/gold.
Gold. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764661/all/gold. Accessed October 8, 2024.
Gold. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764661/all/gold
Gold [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 October 08]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/764661/all/gold.
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