risedronate
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ri·sed·ro·nate
(rĭ-sĕd′rə-nāt′)n.
A bisphosphonate drug, C7H11NO7P2, that inhibits bone resorption and is used in the form of its sodium salt to treat and prevent osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
[Perhaps (py)ri(dine) + -se-, origin unknown + (hy)dr(oxy) + (bisphosph)onate.]
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Translations
risedronate, risedronate sodium
(USAN), risedronic acid (INN) n risedronato, risedronato sódico, ácido risedrónico (INN)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.