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thyrocalcitonin

/ ˌθaɪrəʊˌkælsɪˈtəʊnɪn /

noun

  1. another name for calcitonin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of thyrocalcitonin1

C20: from thyro- + calcitonin
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Example Sentences

One of the thyroid's own hormones, thyrocalcitonin, controls the converse�the transfer of calcium from blood to bone.

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