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calcitonin

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001335

A hormone formed by the C cells of the thyroid gland. It helps maintain a healthy level of calcium in the blood. When the calcium level is too high, calcitonin lowers it.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001335
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001335",
  "term": "calcitonin",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A hormone formed by the C cells of the thyroid gland. It helps maintain a healthy level of calcium in the blood. When the calcium level is too high, calcitonin lowers it.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/calcitonin/"
}

Record 4,016 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.