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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A rapidly acting form of vitamin D, C28H45OH, prescribed in the treatment of hypocalcemia.
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- noun A
synthetic vitamin D analogue , activated in theliver , that does not requirerenal hydroxylation like vitamins D2 and D3.
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This is especially true for older patients and older compounds as dihydrotachysterol (DHT) with longer half-life that might lead to long-lasting hypercalcemic episodes.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Marija Pfeifer Mojca Jensterle 2009
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