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MeSH Heading: Etidronic Acid
Tree Number(s): D02.705.429.500.830
Unique ID: D012968
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012968
Scope Note: A diphosphonate which affects calcium metabolism. It inhibits ectopic calcification and slows down bone resorption and bone turnover.
Entry Term(s): (1-hydroxyethylene)diphosphonic acid; (1-hydroxyethylene)diphosphonic acid, Tetrapotassium Salt; 1,1-hydroxyethylenediphosphonate; 1-Hydroxyethane-1,1-Diphosphonate; 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-Bisphosphonate; Dicalcium EHDP; Dicalcium Etidronate; Didronel; Disodium 1-Hydroxyethylene Diphosphonate; Disodium Etidronate; EHDP; Ethanehydroxydiphosphonate; Ethanehydroxyphosphate; Etidronate; Etidronate Disodium; Etidronate, Tetrapotassium Salt; HEDP; HEDSPA; Hydroxyethanediphosphonate; Hydroxyethylidene Diphosphonic Acid; Phosphonic acid, (1-hydroxyethylidene)bis-, disodium salt; Sodium Etidronate; Xidifon; Xidiphon; Xydiphone
Pharm Action: Bone Density Conservation Agents
Related Numbers: 14860-53-8; 2809-21-4; 7414-83-7; M16PXG993G
Previous Indexing: Organophosphorus Compounds (1972)
Public MeSH Note: 2001; see ETIDRONATE DISODIUM 1993-2000, see SODIUM ETIDRONATE 1977-1991, see DIPHOSPHONATES 1973-1976; (1-HYDROXYETHYLENE)DIPHOSPHONIC ACID was indexed under DIPHOSPHONATES 1987-2000
History Note: 2001(1973); for (1-HYDROXYETHLENE)DIPHOSPHONIC ACID use ETIDRONAT DISODIUM (NM) 1987-2000
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/10

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Organic Chemicals [D02]
- Organophosphorus Compounds [D02.705]
  - Organophosphonates [D02.705.429]
    - Diphosphonates [D02.705.429.500]

Etidronic Acid Preferred

Concept UI: M0020098
Related Numbers: 14860-53-8; 2809-21-4; 7414-83-7; M16PXG993G
Scope Note: A diphosphonate which affects calcium metabolism. It inhibits ectopic calcification and slows down bone resorption and bone turnover.
Terms: Etidronic Acid Preferred Term
Term UI T038204
Date12/23/1976
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Hydroxyethylidene Diphosphonic Acid
Term UI T038205
Date06/03/1982
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); (1-hydroxyethylene)diphosphonic acid
Term UI T175144
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2001)

Etidronate Disodium Narrower

Etidronate Narrower

Concept UI: M0020101
Terms: Etidronate Preferred Term
Term UI T038215
Date10/01/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Ethanehydroxyphosphate
Term UI T038210
Date10/12/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); 1-Hydroxyethane-1,1-Diphosphonate
Term UI T038211
Date08/01/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); 1-Hydroxyethylidene-1,1-Bisphosphonate
Term UI T038212
Date10/14/1983
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Ethanehydroxydiphosphonate
Term UI T038214
Date07/16/1975
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); HEDP
Term UI T038216
Date12/03/1986
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Hydroxyethanediphosphonate
Term UI T038217
Date08/01/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); EHDP
Term UI T038213
Date05/20/1977
LexicalTag ABB
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); 1,1-hydroxyethylenediphosphonate
Term UI T175138
Date01/01/1955
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2001)

Didronel Narrower

Dicalcium Etidronate Narrower

Xidifon Narrower

Etidronate, Tetrapotassium Salt Narrower

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