CALCITONIN

Meaning of CALCITONIN in English

A hormone formed by the C cells of the thyroid gland. It helps maintain a healthy level of calcium in the blood. When the calcium level is too high, calcitonin lowers it.

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CALCITONIN — noun Etymology: calci- + -tonin (as in serotonin) Date: 1961 a polypeptide hormone especially from the thyroid gland that lowers …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CALCITONIN — ˌkalsəˈtōnə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: calc- + -tonin (as in serotonin ) : a polypeptide hormone especially from the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CALCITONIN — /kal'si toh"nin/ , n. Biochem. a polypeptide hormone that participates in the regulation of calcium levels in vertebrates by inhibiting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CALCITONIN — n. (Medicine) hormone that is produced in the thyroid gland and serves to regulate blood calcium levels (given as a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CALCITONIN — noun Etymology: calci- + -tonin (as in serotonin ) Date: 1961 : a polypeptide hormone especially from the thyroid gland …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CALCITONIN — [ ˌkalsɪ'təʊnɪn ] ■ noun Biochemistry a polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid that has the effect of lowering blood …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CALCITONIN — [cal.ci.to.nin] n [calci- + -tonin (as in serotonin)] (1961): a polypeptide hormone esp. from the thyroid gland that tends to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CALCITONIN — also called Thyrocalcitonin, a protein hormone secreted in humans and other mammals by parafollicular cells in the thyroid gland, and …
Britannica English vocabulary
CALCITONIN — кальцитонин, тиреокальцитонин (пептидный гормон)
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
CALCITONIN — n. Pronunciation: ˌ kal-s ə - ' t ō -n ə n Function: noun Etymology: calci- + -tonin (as in …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CALCITONIN-SALMON — USP DI - Calcitonin (Systemic)
Drug information English vocab
CALCITONIN SALMON NASAL SPRAY — MedMaster
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CALCITONIN SALMON INJECTION — MedMaster
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CALCITONIN (SYSTEMIC) — USP DI
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CALCITONIN (NASAL-SYSTEMIC) — USP DI
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MIACALCIN — MedMaster - Calcitonin Salmon Injection MedMaster - Calcitonin Salmon Nasal Spray USP DI - Calcitonin (Nasal-Systemic) USP DI - Calcitonin …
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CIBACALCIN — USP DI - Calcitonin (Systemic)
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CALCIMAR — MedMaster - Calcitonin Salmon Injection USP DI - Calcitonin (Systemic)
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THYROCALCITONIN — noun Date: 1963 calcitonin
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
THYROID GLAND — Endocrine gland in the throat that secretes hormone s vital to metabolism and growth. Secretion of thyroid hormones mostly thyroxine …
Английский словарь Британика
PAGET DISEASE OF BONE — or osteitis deformans Chronic bone disease of middle age. Named for bone destruction alternating with disordered bone construction (with dense, …
Английский словарь Британика
THYROCALCITONIN — ¦thīrōˌ noun Etymology: thyr- + calcitonin (herein) : calcitonin herein
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THYROCALCITONIN — noun Date: 1963 : calcitonin
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THYROCALCITONIN — [thy.ro.cal.ci.to.nin] n (1963): calcitonin
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ULTIMOBRANCHIAL GLAND — in biology, any of the small bodies in the pharynx that develop behind the fifth pair of gill pouches in …
Britannica English vocabulary
THYROID GLAND — endocrine gland that is situated in the throat below the larynx (voice box); the thyroid secretes hormones vital to metabolism …
Britannica English vocabulary
PROTEIN CONCENTRATE — a human or animal dietary supplement that has a very high protein content and is extracted or prepared from vegetable …
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ENDOCRINE SYSTEM, HUMAN
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CALCIUM DEFICIENCY — condition in which an organism fails to receive or to metabolize an adequate supply of the element calcium, the mineral …
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HORMONE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES hormone replacement therapy COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE antidiuretic ▪ Thus, antidiuretic hormone should be …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DOSAGE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE daily ▪ After the first two weeks of prednisolone, the daily dosage was steadily …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CORPUS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES habeas corpus COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE habeas ▪ The Senate added restrictions on habeas …
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