Medical term:
calcifediol
calcifediol
[kal″sĭ-fĕ-di´ol]25-hydroxycholecalciferol (a form of vitamin D), used in the treatment of hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, rickets, and osteodystrophy associated with various medical conditions including chronic renal failure and hypoparathyroidism, administered orally.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
cal·ci·di·ol
(kal-sĭ-dī'ol),First step in the biologic conversion of vitamin D3 to the more active form, calcitriol; it is more potent than vitamin D3.
Synonym(s): 25-hydroxycholecalciferol, calcifediol
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