alen·dro·nate ə-'len-drə-.nāt n a hydrated bisphosphonate sodium salt C4H12NNaO7P2·3H2O used to inhibit bone resorption esp. in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women and Paget's disease of bone called also alendronate sodium see fosamax
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Medical dictionary. 2011.