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CALCITONIN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("calcitonin" is a kind of...):
thyroid hormone (any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically)
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