chelation

noun

che·​la·​tion kē-ˈlā-shən 

 also  chē-

1

: the process of chelating or the quality or state of being chelated

2

: chelation therapy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Others require transfusions every two to five weeks as well as regular chelation treatment, which removes iron from the blood. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022

People with the condition require regular blood transfusions once or twice a month, and chelation therapies to reduce high levels of iron caused by the transfusions. —Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022

The often-costly remedies have included restrictive diets, supplements, chelation and hyperbaric chambers, as well as more dangerous home remedies. —NBC News, 12 Nov. 2021

Just know that chelation is critical to good soil health. —Tony Hansen, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2019

These byproducts have varying characteristics—some have negative charges, others positive/ Organic matter also helps with the process of chelation, which is a type of bonding of ions and molecules to metal ions. —Tony Hansen, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2019

The doctors attempted to rid her blood of mercury through chelation, a process that removes heavy metals from the body. —Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2017

The problem with using chelation in this case was that the majority of the mercury in KW's system wasn't in her blood stream. —Sophie Weiner, Popular Mechanics, 15 Dec. 2017

Here, a holistic doctor worked with him for six months, using a regimen of nutrition, chelation therapy and meditation that Sakalski said reversed all that. —Jim Wyss, miamiherald, 2 June 2017

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Word History

First Known Use

1932, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing chelation

• chelation therapy

• chelation therapy

Medical Definition

chelation

noun

che·​la·​tion kē-ˈlā-shən 

1

: the process of chelating or the quality or state of being chelated

2

: chelation therapy