CHOLECALCIFEROL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cholecalciferol mean? 

• CHOLECALCIFEROL (noun)
  The noun CHOLECALCIFEROL has 1 sense:

1. a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

  Familiarity information: CHOLECALCIFEROL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHOLECALCIFEROL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

calciferol; cholecalciferol; D; ergocalciferol; viosterol; vitamin D

Hypernyms ("cholecalciferol" is a kind of...):

fat-soluble vitamin (any vitamin that is soluble in fats)

Meronyms (substance of "cholecalciferol"):

ergosterol (a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by ultraviolet radiation)

 Context examples 

The active form of cholecalciferol, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (calcitriol) plays an important role in maintaining blood calcium and phosphorus levels and mineralization of bone.

(Cholecalciferol, NCI Thesaurus)

Found naturally in animal tissues, cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) is formed in the skin when ultraviolet light activates cholesterol conversion into vitamin D3.

(D Vitamin, NCI Thesaurus)

Not enough cholecalciferol can cause a bone disease called rickets.

(Cholecalciferol, NCI Dictionary)

The study included adults aged 30 or older and assigned participants randomly to either take 4,000 International Units (IU) of the D3 (cholecalciferol) form of vitamin D or a placebo pill daily.

(Vitamin D does not prevent type 2 diabetes in people at high risk, National Institutes of Health)

Cholecalciferol, called the ‘sunshine vitamin’ because it is naturally made by the skin on exposure to ultraviolet rays in sunlight, is also found in animal-origin foods like cheese, fish and eggs.

(Vitamin D3 boost helps treat child malnutrition, SciDev.Net)

The activated form of cholecalciferol binds to vitamin D receptors and modulates gene expression.

(Cholecalciferol, NCI Thesaurus)

Skin exposed to sunshine can also make cholecalciferol.

(Cholecalciferol, NCI Dictionary)

Cholecalciferol helps the body use calcium and phosphorus to make strong bones and teeth.

(Cholecalciferol, NCI Dictionary)