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paracalcitol

paracalcitol is the alternative form of paricalcitol.

Meaning of paricalcitol

Noun

paricalcitol (uncountable)

  1. An analog of calcitriol (the active form of vitamin D) that is used for the prevention and treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism.

Questions about paracalcitol

What is paracalcitol the alternative form of?
Paracalcitol is the alternative form of paricalcitol.

Words near paracalcitol in the dictionary

  1. paracaecal
  2. paracaine
  3. paracalanid
  4. paracalanids
  5. paracalcarine
  6. paracalcitol
  7. Paracale
  8. paracalliopiid
  9. paracalliopiids
  10. paracallosal
  11. paracallus

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