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calcitonin

Noun CEFR B2
ˌkæl.sɪˈtəʊ.nɪn

Definitions

  1. A polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that has the effect of lowering blood calcium.
    countable, uncountable
  2. A synthetic or recombinant form of calcitonin used to treat Paget disease of bone and postmenopausal osteoporosis.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

DeutschCalcitonin
Italianocalcitonina
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Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

calcitration calcitriol calcitroic acid calciturbidite Calcium calcium acetate

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