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