etidronic acid

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Etymology

From ethy(l) +‎ (hy)dro(xy) +‎ (phosph)onic acid.

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etidronic acid (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) 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).

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