calcitonin

[化] 降钙素

发音

UK /ˌkæl.sɪˈtəʊ.nɪn/
US /ˌkæl.sɪˈtoʊ.nɪn/

词形变化

calcitonins 复数 calcitonins

别名

thyrocalcitonin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

    可数 不可数 化学 生物
  2. 2.

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

    可数 不可数 医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

thyrocalcitonin

上位词 1

thyroid hormone

词源

Etymology tree Latin calx Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -umder. English -ium English calcium English calci- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *tónos Proto-Hellenic *tónos Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τονῐκός (tonĭkós) English tonic Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English calcitonin From calci- + tonic + -in.

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