methylene diphosphonate
See also: methylenediphosphonate
English
Molecular structure of methylene diphosphonate
Noun
methylene diphosphonate (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry, oncology) A compound consisting of a methylene bound to two phosphonate groups; in radiology, it is used together with technetium 99 in order to locate areas of bone metastasis
Synonyms
- MDP
- medronic acid