"calcitonin" meaning in English

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Noun

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
    Sense id: en-calcitonin-en-noun-XplDQSQq Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  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 Translations (Translations): Calcitonin [neuter] (German), καλσιτονίνη (kalsitoníni) (Greek), calcitonina [feminine] (Italian), kalsitonin (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-calcitonin-en-noun-M0eg2GCh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with calci-, English terms suffixed with -in, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with calci-: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -in: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 19 81 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences Disambiguation of 'Translations': 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: thyrocalcitonin Derived forms: procalcitonin, salcatonin

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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