thyrocalcitonin (ˌθaɪrəʊˌkælsɪˈtəʊnɪn) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| another name for calcitonin | |
| [C20: from | |
thyrocalcitonin thy·ro·cal·ci·to·nin (thī'rō-kāl'sĭ-tō'nĭn)
n.
See calcitonin.
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |