calcitonin
名词 n.
英 /ˌkæl.sɪˈtəʊ.nɪn/
美 /ˌkæl.sɪˈtoʊ.nɪn/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that has the effect of lowering blood calcium.
— Intriguingly, the rat C1b isoform of the calcitonin receptor (CTR) (see Section VI-B) has very little interaction with the thyroidally derived form of calcitonin.
- A synthetic or recombinant form of calcitonin used to treat Paget disease of bone and postmenopausal osteoporosis.
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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 -ικός (-ikós)
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.
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 -ικός (-ikós)
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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