alendronate
noun
alen·dro·nate
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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