"calcitonin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌkæl.sɪˈtəʊ.nɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌkæl.sɪˈtoʊ.nɪn/ [General-American] Forms: calcitonins [plural]
Etymology: From calci- + tonic + -in. Etymology templates: {{af|en|calci-|tonic|-in}} calci- + tonic + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} calcitonin (countable and uncountable, plural calcitonins)
  1. (biochemistry) A polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that has the effect of lowering blood calcium. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Hormones Translations (Translations): Calcitonin [neuter] (German), καλσιτονίνη (kalsitoníni) (Greek), calcitonina [feminine] (Italian), kalsitonin (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-calcitonin-en-noun-XplDQSQq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with calci-, English terms suffixed with -in Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with calci-: 61 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in: 71 29 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 81 19
  2. (pharmacology) A synthetic or recombinant form of calcitonin used to treat Paget disease of bone and postmenopausal osteoporosis. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en-calcitonin-en-noun-M0eg2GCh Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thyrocalcitonin

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