alfacalcidol
A synthetic analog of vitamin D₃, used in the treatment of conditions resulting from…A synthetic analog of vitamin D₃, used in the treatment of conditions resulting from vitamin D deficiency.
UK/ˌal.fəˈkal.sɪ.dɒl/US/ˌæl.fəˈkæl.sɪˌdɔl/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A synthetic analog of vitamin D₃, used in the treatment of conditions resulting from vitamin D deficiency.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From alpha- + -calci- (“vitamin D analog/derivative”) + d(i)ol.From alpha- + -calci- (“vitamin D analog/derivative”) + d(i)ol.
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