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Think of an absorbent like a ______. Just like a sponge soaks up spills and liquids, an absorbent drug soaks up other chemicals in your body.
sponge
In medicine, an absorbent is a drug that takes harmful substances and incorporates them into its own structure, reducing their presence in your body. Keyword: ______ for chemicals.
sponge
An adsorbent is a drug that binds other chemicals onto its surface; it is used to reduce the free availability of toxic chemicals (kaolin, gastrointestinal ______).
adsorbent
An absorbent is a drug that takes up other chemicals into its substance, it is used to reduce the free availability of toxic chemicals (polycarbophil, gastrointestinal ______).
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Think of an adsorbent like a ______. Just like a magnet attracts metal, an adsorbent drug attracts and binds other chemicals onto its surface.
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