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etidronate — noun Etymology: etidronic acid (of which etidronate is a salt), perhaps from ethylidene (the radical CH3CH) + hydr + phophonic acid (an acid obtained from phosphine) Date: 1971 a white sodium salt C2H6Na2O7P2 that inhibits the formation, growth,… … New Collegiate Dictionary
etidronate — ˌēd.əˈdrōˌnāt, ˌed.ə noun also etidronate disodium ( s) Etymology: etidronic acid, of which etidronate is a salt (perhaps from ethylidene + hydr + phosphonic acid) + ate (I) … Useful english dictionary
etidronate — et·i·dro·nate .ēt ə drō .nāt, .et n a white disodium bisphosphonate salt C2H6Na2O7P2 that inhibits the formation, growth, and dissolution of hydroxyapatite crystals and is used esp. to treat Paget s disease of bone and to prevent or treat… … Medical dictionary
etidronate — disodium etidronate; n.; see bisphosphonates … The new mediacal dictionary
etidronate disodium — noun see etidronate … New Collegiate Dictionary
etidronate disodium — A drug that affects bone resorption, used in the treatment of Paget disease, heterotopic ossification, and hypercalcemia of malignancy. * * * [USP] the disodium salt of etidronate; used to treat … Medical dictionary
etidronate disodium — noun see etidronate … Useful english dictionary
etidronate — noun Any salt or ester of etidronic acid, but especially the sodium salt, which is used to reduce calcium loss from bones … Wiktionary
etidronate — et·i·dro·nate … English syllables
disodium etidronate — etidronate … The new mediacal dictionary
