etidronic acid

/EH1 T AH0 D R AA1 N IH0 K AE0 S AH0 D/
noun
  1. 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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