cinacalcet
English
Chemical structure of cinacalcet
Etymology
From [Term?] + na(phthalene) + calc(ium) + eth-.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɪn.əˈkæl.sɛt/
Noun
cinacalcet (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A drug C22H22F3N·HCl (trademark Sensipar) that is administered orally to treat hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney failure undergoing dialysis and to treat certain types of hypercalcemia (as that associated with parathyroid carcinoma). It increases the sensitivity of receptor cells of the parathyroid gland to extracellular calcium causing a decrease in parathyroid hormone secretion.
Derived terms
- cinacalcet hydrochloride
References
- “cinacalcet”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary