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doxercalciferol en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌdɑk.sɚ.kælˈsɪf.əˌɹɔl/ (General-American)

Etymology

From d(ihydr)ox(y) + er(go)calciferol.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A synthetic analogue of ergocalciferol, used as a drug to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism and metabolic bone disease.