Term: calcitonin: thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
Candidate hypernym: secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell → 1
Candidate hypernym: incompatibility: (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue) → 0
Candidate hypernym: sula: type genus of the Sulidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: swertia: genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africa → 0
Candidate hypernym: gravity gradient: a gradient in the gravitational forces acting on different parts of a nonspherical object → 0
Candidate hypernym: sylvanite: a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride; a source of gold in Australia and America → 0
Candidate hypernym: shadow: shade within clear boundaries → 0
Candidate hypernym: welterweight: a weight of 28 pounds; sometimes imposed as a handicap in a horse race (such as a steeplechase) → 0
Candidate hypernym: comfort: a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain → 0
Candidate hypernym: jesuitism: the theology or the practices of the Jesuits (often considered to be casuistic) → 0
Candidate hypernym: pounce: the act of pouncing → 0