CALCITONIN


Meaning of CALCITONIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkal-sə-ˈtō-nən ]

noun

Etymology: calci- + -tonin (as in serotonin )

Date: 1961

: a polypeptide hormone especially from the thyroid gland that lowers the level of calcium in the blood plasma — called also thyrocalcitonin

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