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cromolyn sodium

noun cro·mo·lyn sodium \ˌkrō-mə-lən-\

Medical Definition of CROMOLYN SODIUM

:  a drug C23H14Na2O11 that inhibits the release of histamine from mast cells and is used usually as an inhalant to prevent the onset of bronchial asthma attacks—called also cromolyn, disodium cromoglycate, sodium cromoglycate; see intal

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