cholecalciferol
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cholecalciferol
[ko″le-kal-sif´er-ol]vitamin D3, an oil-soluble vitamin used in the prevention of rickets. See also vitamin.
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cho·le·cal·cif·er·ol
(kō'lē-kal-sif'er-ol),Probably the vitamin D of animal origin found in the skin, fur, and feathers of animals and birds exposed to sunlight, and also in butter, brain, fish oils, and egg yolk. Synonym(s): vitamin D3
Synonym(s): calciol
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cholecalciferol
(kō′lĭ-kăl-sĭf′ə-rôl′, -rōl′)n.
See vitamin D3.
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vitamin D3
A vitamin synthesised in the skin upon exposure to ultraviolet light.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
cho·le·cal·cif·er·ol
(kō'lĕ-kal-sif'ĕr-ol)The vitamin D of animal origin found in the skin, fur, and feathers of animals and birds exposed to sunlight, and also in butter, fish oils, and egg yolk.
Synonym(s): vitamin D3.
Synonym(s): vitamin D3.
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cholecalciferol
Colecalciferol, vitamin D3, the natural form of the vitamin, formed in the skin by the action of the ultraviolet component of sunlight on 7-dehydrocholesterol. As a drug, the vitamin is usually formulated along with calcium for the treatment of calcium deficiency or OSTEOPOROSIS. Brand names are Cacit D3, Calceos and Calcichew.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005