- methylene diphosphonate
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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 metastasisSyn: MDP, medronic acid
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Methylene diphosphonate — drugbox IUPAC name = phosphonomethylphosphonic acid CAS number = 1984 15 2 ATC prefix = ATC suffix = PubChem = 16124 DrugBank = C=1|H=6|O=6|P=2 molecular weight = 176.002 g/mol bioavailability = protein bound = metabolism = elimination half life … Wikipedia
methylene diphosphonate — medronate … Medical dictionary
methylene diphosphonate — medronate … Medical dictionary
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MDP — may have more than one meaning:Medicine psychology* Manic depressive psychosis, also known as Bipolar Disorder * Mesolimbic dopamine pathway of the brain * Methylene diphosphonate, a pharmaceutical product used especially in nuclear… … Wikipedia
Medronic acid — IUPAC name Methanediylbis(phosphonic acid) … Wikipedia
Tc 99m MDP — technetium 99m methylene diphosphonate … Medical dictionary
Tc 99m MDP — • technetium 99m methylene diphosphonate … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
