National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019

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
FULL_SYN	bisphosphonate Diphosphonate Diphosphonates
label	Biphosphonate
Legacy_Concept_Name	Biphosphonate
Preferred_Name	Biphosphonate
prefixIRI	C443
prefLabel	Biphosphonate
Semantic_Type	Chemical Viewed Structurally
UMLS_CUI	C0012544
subClassOf	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C718

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