Myocardial Infarction Ontology

Last uploaded: February 21, 2023
Preferred Name

bisphosphonate

Synonyms

bisphosphonates

diphosphonate

Definitions

Bisphosphonates are a class of drugs that prevent the loss of bone density, used to treat osteoporosis and similar diseases. They are the most commonly prescribed drugs used to treat osteoporosis. They are called bisphosphonates because they have two phosphonate (PO(OH) 2) groups. They are thus also called diphosphonates (bis- or di- + phosphonate). [url:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphosphonate]

ID

http://www.semanticweb.org/admin/ontologies/2022/7/MIO:01935

definition

Bisphosphonates are a class of drugs that prevent the loss of bone density, used to treat osteoporosis and similar diseases. They are the most commonly prescribed drugs used to treat osteoporosis. They are called bisphosphonates because they have two phosphonate (PO(OH) 2) groups. They are thus also called diphosphonates (bis- or di- + phosphonate). [url:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphosphonate]

label

bisphosphonate

MIO_ID

MIO:01935

prefLabel

bisphosphonate

reference

SNOMED:372907000

synonyms

bisphosphonates

diphosphonate

subClassOf

http://www.semanticweb.org/admin/ontologies/2022/7/MIO:00147

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