noun
a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause
• Syn: ↑Fosamax
• Hypernyms: ↑medicine, ↑medication, ↑medicament, ↑medicinal drug
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alendronate /ə-lenˈdrə-nāt/
noun
A synthetic drug that inhibits the resorption of bone, used esp in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis (also alendronate sodium)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.