different between calcitriol vs paricalcitol

English

Etymology

From calci- (“vitamin D analog/derivative”) +? triol.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kæl.s??t?a???l/

Noun

calcitriol (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A physiologically active metabolic derivative C₂₇H₄₄O₃ of cholecalciferol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol) that is synthesized in the liver and kidney and stimulates the intestinal absorption of calcium.

Coordinate terms

• calciferol

Translations

References

• “calcitriol”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

See also

• Vitamin D3 on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /kal?i?t?jol/, [kal?.?i?t??jol]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kalsi?t?jol/, [kal.si?t??jol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Hyphenation: cal?ci?triol

Noun

calcitriol m (uncountable)

1. (biochemistry) calcitriol

See also

• Vitamin D3 on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Etymology

From [Term?] +? calcit(ri)ol.

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?pæ?.??kæl.s??t?l/

Noun

paricalcitol (uncountable)

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