etidronic acid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɛt.ɪˌdɹɑn.ɪk ˈæs.ɪd/ (General-American)
Etymology
From ethy(l) + (hy)dro(xy) + (phosph)onic acid.
Meanings
- (uncountable) 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).
Deriveds
calcium metabolism regulator · etidronate
Translations (1)
fi etidronihappo (Translations)