calcitriol

== English == === Etymology === From calci- (“vitamin D derivative”) + triol. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkæl.sɪˈtɹaɪˌɔl/ === Noun === calcitriol (usually uncountable, plural calcitriols) (biochemistry, pharmacology) A physiologically active metabolic derivative C27H44O3 of cholecalciferol (1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol) that is synthesized in the liver and kidney and stimulates the intestinal absorption of calcium. Coordinate term: calciferol ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Category:Vitamin D3 on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === References === “calcitriol”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: cal‧ci‧tri‧ol === Noun === calcitriol m (uncountable) (biochemistry) calcitriol == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kalθiˈtɾjol/ [kal̟.θiˈt̪ɾjol] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /kalsiˈtɾjol/ [kal.siˈt̪ɾjol] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ol Syllabification: cal‧ci‧triol === Noun === calcitriol m (uncountable) (biochemistry) calcitriol === See also === Category:Vitamin D3 on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons