etidronic acid
English
editEtymology
editFrom ethy(l) + (hy)dro(xy) + (phosph)onic acid.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛt.ɪˌdɹɑn.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/
- Rhymes: -æsɪd
Noun
edit- (pharmacology) The phosphonic acid (1-hydroxy-1-phosphono-ethyl)phosphonic acid which inhibits the formation, growth, and dissolution of hydroxyapatite crystals and is administered orally in the treatment of some bone diseases (such as Paget's disease of bone).
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References
edit- “etidronic acid”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.