CALCITONIN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
   Synonym(s)
   • thyrocalcitonin (what does thyrocalcitonin mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) calcitonin is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • thyroid hormone (what does thyroid hormone mean?)