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Calcitonin Moderate

Calcitonin has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone

2

A polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that has the effect of lowering blood calcium.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
thyroid hormone
Rhyming Words
nin knin banin munin benin pinin venin lenin ronin bonin kanin renin janin genin tonin oenin kinin linin granin hennin
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