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cinacalcet

US/ˌsɪn.əˈkæl.sɛt/

cinacalcet noun: a drug C₂₂H₂₂F₃N·HCl (trademark Sensipar) that is administered orally to treat hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney failure undergoing dialysis and to treat certain types of hypercalcemia (as that associated with parathyroid carcinoma). It increases the sensitivity of receptor cells of the parathyroid gland to extracellular calcium causing a decrease in parathyroid hormone secretion.

cinacalcet: a drug C₂₂H₂₂F₃N·HCl (trademark Sensipar) that is administered orally to treat hyperparathyroidism...
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Noun

cinacalcet (uncountable)

  1. A drug C₂₂H₂₂F₃N·HCl (trademark Sensipar) that is administered orally to treat hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney failure undergoing dialysis and to treat certain types of hypercalcemia (as that associated with parathyroid carcinoma). It increases the sensitivity of receptor cells of the parathyroid gland to extracellular calcium causing a decrease in parathyroid hormone secretion.

Origin of cinacalcet

From [Term?] + na(phthalene) + calc(ium) + eth-.

Words formed from cinacalcet

  • cinacalcet hydrochloride

Questions about cinacalcet

What does cinacalcet mean?
Cinacalcet means a drug C₂₂H₂₂F₃N·HCl (trademark Sensipar) that is administered orally to treat hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney failure undergoing dialysis and to treat certain types of hypercalcemia (as that associated with parathyroid carcinoma). It increases the sensitivity of receptor cells of the parathyroid gland to extracellular calcium causing a decrease in parathyroid hormone secretion.
What part of speech is cinacalcet?
Cinacalcet is a noun.
How do you pronounce cinacalcet?
Cinacalcet is pronounced /ˌsɪn.əˈkæl.sɛt/ (US).

Words near cinacalcet in the dictionary

  1. cimoxatone
  2. CIMP
  3. CIMPs
  4. CIN
  5. cinA
  6. cinacalcet
  7. cinaciguat
  8. cinaedism
  9. cinalukast
  10. cinamolol
  11. cinamon

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