Element
charcoal Audio
char·coal [ chahr-kohl ]
Effect:
Increased Renal Organic Ion Excretion; Inhibition Large Intestine Fluid/Electrolyte Absorption; Inhibition Small Intestine Fluid/Electrolyte Absorption
May Prevent:
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; Flatulence
May Treat:
Diarrhea; Drug Overdose; Flatulence; Poisoning; Toxemia; Uremia
Definitions related to charcoal:
  • An amorphous form of carbon prepared from the incomplete combustion of animal or vegetable matter, e.g., wood. The activated form of charcoal is used in the treatment of poisoning. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Form of carbon prepared by incomplete combustion of wood or other organic materials.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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