25-hydroxycholecalciferol /25-hy·droxy·cho·le·cal·cif·e·rol/ (-ko″lĕ-kal-sif´er-ol) an intermediate in the hepatic activation of cholecalciferol; as the pharmaceutical preparation calcifediol, it is used in the treatment of hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, rickets, and osteodystrophy associated with various medical conditions.
25-hy·drox·y·cho·le·cal·cif·er·ol (-h -dr k s -k l -k l-sf  -rôl, -rl)n. A metabolite of vitamin D3 that is produced primarily in the liver and is the circulating form of vitamin D in the body. It promotes intestinal absorption of calcium and is used in the treatment of rickets. |
25-hydroxycholecalciferol
a metabolically activated form of cholecalciferol synthesized in the liver.
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