- pteroylglutamate
- pter·o·yl·glu·ta·mate (PteGlu) (ter″o-əl-glooґtə-māt) an anionic form of pteroylglutamic (folic) acid. See folic acid.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
pteroylglutamate
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