Preferred Name |
Biphosphonate |
ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C443 |
ALT_DEFINITION |
A drug or substance used to treat hypercalcemia (abnormally high blood calcium) and bone pain caused by some types of cancer. Forms of bisphosphonates are also used to treat osteoporosis and for bone imaging. Bisphosphonates inhibit a type of bone cell that breaks down bone. |
code |
C443 |
Concept_In_Subset | |
Contributing_Source |
GDC |
FULL_SYN |
Diphosphonate Biphosphonate bisphosphonate diphosphonate Diphosphonates |
Is_Value_For_GDC_Property | |
label |
Biphosphonate |
Legacy Concept Name |
Biphosphonate |
Maps_To |
Bisphosphonate Therapy |
Preferred_Name |
Biphosphonate |
prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C443 |
prefLabel |
Biphosphonate |
Semantic_Type |
Chemical Viewed Structurally |
UMLS_CUI |
C0012544 |
subClassOf |
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