phosphaturicadj.
/ˌfɒsfəˈtjʊərɪk/, /ˌfɒsfəˈtʃʊərɪk/, U.S. /ˌfɑsfəˈtʃʊrɪk/ Medicine.
Of, relating to, or producing phosphaturia; exhibiting phosphaturia.
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1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 254 Much the same symptoms as the polyuric and phosphaturic classes.
1956 Q. Rev. Biol. 31 152/2 The physiological activity of the parathyroid, particularly the phosphaturic and calcium-mobilizing actions.
1968 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 21 Mar. 664/1 Purified PTH has both calcium-mobilizing and phosphaturic activity.
1981 R. N. Hardy Endocrine Physiol. xii. 158 Large doses of vitamin D3 do have a phosphaturic effect in parathyroidectomized animals.
1994 D. Tulchinsky & A. B. Little Maternal–Fetal Endocrinol. (ed. 2) xxi. 403/2 A potent phosphaturic effect of PTH is achieved by inhibition of proximal P reabsorption.
2005 Kidney Internat. 67 1120 Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) is a newly found circulating phosphaturic factor.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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