n :  a physiologically active metabolic derivative C₂₇H₄₄O₃ of cholecalciferol that is synthesized in the liver and kidney and stimulates the intestinal absorption of calcium - called also 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol  .
 
   
 
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