Medical Dictionary
alendronate
noun alen·dro·nate \ə-ˈlen-drə-ˌnāt\
Medical Definition of ALENDRONATE
: a hydrated bisphosphonate sodium salt C4H12NNaO7P2·3H2O used to inhibit bone resorption especially in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and Paget's disease of bone—called also alendronate sodium; see fosamax
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