Calcitonin Definition

kălsĭ-tōnĭn
noun
A polypeptide hormone regulating the balance of calcium and phosphate in the blood by direct action on bone and kidney: in mammals, secreted by the thyroid.
Webster's New World

(biochemistry) Thyrocalcitonin.

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Origin of Calcitonin

  • calci– ton(e) –in

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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