Medical Dictionary

antiresorptive

adj an·ti·re·sorp·tive \-(ˈ)rē-ˈsrp-tiv, -ˈzrp-\

Medical Definition of ANTIRESORPTIVE

:  tending to slow or block the resorption of bone <antiresorptive therapies for osteoporosis may include the use of bisphosphonates or selective estrogen receptor modulators> <an antiresorptive agent>

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