Taber's Medical Dictionary
palladium
(pă-lād′ē-ŭm )
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SYMB: Pd. A transition metal; atomic weight 106.4; atomic number 46. It is used in dentistry and surgical instruments.
CAS # 7440-05-3
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Palladium." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734858/all/palladium.
Palladium. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734858/all/palladium. Accessed April 23, 2026.
Palladium. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734858/all/palladium
Palladium [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 23]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/734858/all/palladium.
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