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THYROCALCITONIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thyrocalcitonin mean?
• THYROCALCITONIN (noun)
The noun THYROCALCITONIN has 1 sense:
1. thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
Familiarity information: THYROCALCITONIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
calcitonin; thyrocalcitonin
Hypernyms ("thyrocalcitonin" 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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