calcitonin
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Definition of calcitonin
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)A polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that has the effect of lowering blood calcium.
“Intriguingly, the rat C1b isoform of the calcitonin receptor (CTR) (see Section VI-B) has very little interaction with the thyroidally derived form of calcitonin.”
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noun
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(countable, uncountable)A polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that has the effect of lowering blood calcium.
“Intriguingly, the rat C1b isoform of the calcitonin receptor (CTR) (see Section VI-B) has very little interaction with the thyroidally derived form of calcitonin.”
- (countable, uncountable)A synthetic or recombinant form of calcitonin used to treat Paget disease of bone and postmenopausal osteoporosis.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English calci- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos…
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Etymology tree Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English calci- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English calcitonin From calci- + tonic + -in.
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31 words- ACINIC 10 pts
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38 words- CACTI 9 pts
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