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calciostat

calciostat noun: the mechanism whereby parathyroid hormone production keeps the level of calcium in the blood stable.

Noun

calciostat (uncountable)

  1. The mechanism whereby parathyroid hormone production keeps the level of calcium in the blood stable.

Origin of calciostat

From calcio- + -stat.

Questions about calciostat

What does calciostat mean?
Calciostat means the mechanism whereby parathyroid hormone production keeps the level of calcium in the blood stable.
What part of speech is calciostat?
Calciostat is a noun.

Words near calciostat in the dictionary

  1. calciorhodochrosite
  2. calciosamarskite
  3. calciosomal
  4. calciosome
  5. calciosomes
  6. calciostat
  7. calciotantite
  8. calciotraumatic
  9. calciotrophic
  10. calciotropic
  11. calciouranoite

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