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ibandronate

ibandronate noun: the conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of ibandronic acid. Used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.

Noun

ibandronate (plural ibandronates)

  1. The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of ibandronic acid. Used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.
    • Oral bisphosphonates were the predominant treatment recommended by physicians with 35 of the 44 patients reporting that their physician recommended alendronate, ibandronate, or risedronate (Table 4).2015 June 19, Jingbo Yu et al., “Reasons for not initiating osteoporosis therapy among a managed care population”, in Patient preference and adherence, volume 9, →DOI

Forms of ibandronate

pluralibandronates

Origin of ibandronate

From ibandronic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Questions about ibandronate

What does ibandronate mean?
Ibandronate means the conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of ibandronic acid. Used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.
What part of speech is ibandronate?
Ibandronate is a noun.
What is the plural of ibandronate?
The plural of ibandronate is ibandronates.

Words near ibandronate in the dictionary

  1. ibalizumab
  2. Ibaloi
  3. Iban
  4. Ibanag
  5. Ibanak
  6. ibandronate
  7. ibandronates
  8. ibandronic acid
  9. Ibanez
  10. Ibanezes
  11. Ibanic

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