Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun calcitonin

1 sense of calcitonin

Sense 1
calcitonin, thyrocalcitonin -- (thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone)
       => thyroid hormone -- (any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically)