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BAL

abbr.
British anti-lewisite
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BAL

abbreviation for
(Elements & Compounds) British anti-lewisite. See dimercaprol
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bal.

balance.
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Bal

 Cornwall. a collection of mines.
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The boy was treated with 5 days of British antilewisite (dimercaprol) and calcium disodium versenate, and he clinically responded, Dr.
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But the use of lewisite did stimulate enough interest that British antilewisite (BAL)--an agent widely used today in medicine to treat metal poisonings and neurological conditions--was discovered.
Dew of Death: The Story of Lewisite, America's World War I Weapon of Mass Destruction
Mercury poisoning can be treated with chelating agents such as British antilewisite or dimercaptosuccinic acid, which was used successfully in these patients.
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