Calcitonin
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- thyrocalcitonin
- plural
- Calcitonins
- possessive
- Calcitonin's
- pluralpossessive
- Calcitonins'