pamidronic acid

English

Etymology

From p(ropylidene) +‎ ami(no-) +‎ -dronic (“calcium metabolism regulator”) acid.

Noun

pamidronic acid (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) (3-amino-1-hydroxy-1-phosphono-)phosphonic acid—a bisphosphonate drug to inhibit bone loss.

Coordinate terms

• pamidronate (coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution)

Translations

bisphosphonate drug to inhibit bone loss

• Finnish: pamidronihappo