bisphosphonate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of a class of organic compounds having two phosphate groups attached to a single carbon atom.
Any of several pharmaceuticals having this structure; they are inhibitors of bone resorption, used to treat several diseases including Paget's disease and osteoporosis.

bisphosphonate bisphosphonates

From bis- + phosphonate.

diphosphonate

phossy jaw

bisphossy jaw bisphosphonate osteochemonecrosis

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