Mannitol

Mannitol
Term	Mannitol
Short definition	mannitol - (pronounced) (MA-nih-TOL) A drug used to reduce brain swelling and treat kidney failure. Mannitol can also be used to open the blood-brain barrier, which allows cancer drugs to enter the brain and treat brain tumors
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
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mannitol - (pronounced) (MA-nih-TOL) A drug used to reduce brain swelling and treat kidney failure. Mannitol can also be used to open the blood-brain barrier, which allows cancer drugs to enter the brain and treat brain tumors

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