Calcitriol
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| Calcitriol | |
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| Term | Calcitriol |
| Short definition | Calcitriol - (pronounced) (KAL-sih-TRY-ol) The active form of vitamin D. Calcitriol is made in the kidneys or made in the laboratory. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Calcitriol - (pronounced) (KAL-sih-TRY-ol) The active form of vitamin D. Calcitriol is made in the kidneys or made in the laboratory. It is used as a drug to increase calcium levels in the body to treat skeletal and tissue calcium deficiency caused by kidney or thyroid disease
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