4 results for: Alendronate
| a·len·dro·nate
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n. A synthetic drug analogue of pyrophosphate that acts primarily on bone to inhibit its resorption and is used to treat and prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. [Probably a(mino) + (buty)l(id)en(e), a bivalent hydrocarbon radical (butyl + -id(e) + -ene) + (hy)dr(oxy) + (phosph)onate, chemical compound name (phosphon(ium) + -ate2).] |
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Alendronate
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| alendronate | |
noun | |
| a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause |
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Main Entry: alen·dro·nate
Pronunciation: &-'len-dr&-"nAt
Function: noun
: a hydrated bisphosphonate sodium salt
C4H12NNaO7P2·3H2O used to inhibit bone resorption especially in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and Paget's disease
of bone called also alendronate sodium —see FOSAMAX
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