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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone;
[syn: calcitonin, thyrocalcitonin]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

calcitonin n 1: thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone [syn: calcitonin, thyrocalcitonin]