calcitonin

See also: Calcitonin

English

Alternative forms

• thyrocalcitonin

Etymology

From calci- +‎ tonic +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkæl.sɪˈtəʊ.nɪn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkæl.sɪˈtoʊ.nɪn/

Noun

calcitonin (countable and uncountable, plural calcitonins)

1. (biochemistry) A polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that has the effect of lowering blood calcium.
   • 1997, Louis V. Avioli, Metabolic Bone Disease and Clinically Related Disorders‎^[1], page 98:

     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.

2. (pharmacology) A synthetic or recombinant form of calcitonin used to treat Paget disease of bone and postmenopausal osteoporosis.

Derived terms

• procalcitonin
• salcatonin

 

Translations

Translations

• German: Calcitonin n
• Greek: καλσιτονίνη (kalsitoníni)
• Italian: calcitonina (it) f
• Turkish: kalsitonin

References

• “calcitonin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “calcitonin”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• conciliant