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Meaning of calcitonin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

/ˌkæl.sɪˈtəʊ.nɪn/

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Deutsch Calcitonin

Italiano calcitonina

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.

See also

calcitration calcitriol calcitroic acid calciturbidite Calcium calcium acetate