pamidronic acid
English edit
Etymology edit
From [Term?] + -dronate (“calcium metabolism regulator”) acid.
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
- (pharmacology) (3-amino-1-hydroxy-1-phosphono-)phosphonic acid—a bisphosphonate drug to inhibit bone loss.
Coordinate terms edit
- 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 edit
bisphosphonate drug to inhibit bone loss
|