calcitonin en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkæl.sɪˈtoʊ.nɪn/ (General-American)
- /ˌkæl.sɪˈtəʊ.nɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek χᾰ́λῐξ (khắlĭx)bor.? substratebor.? 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 Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) 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.
Meanings
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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.
1997, Louis V. Avioli, Metabolic Bone Disease and Clinically Related Disorders, page 98:
- (countable, uncountable) A synthetic or recombinant form of calcitonin used to treat Paget disease of bone and postmenopausal osteoporosis.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| calcitonins | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| thyrocalcitonin | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
it calcitonina (Translations) · el καλσιτονίνη (Translations) · de Calcitonin (Translations) · tr kalsitonin (Translations)