calcitonin vs thyroid hormone

calcitonin and thyroid hormone both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
calcitonin	Yes	No	No	No
thyroid hormone	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, thyroid hormone is a hypernym of calcitonin; that is, thyroid hormone is a word with a broader meaning than calcitonin:

calcitonin: thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
thyroid hormone: any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically

calcitonin (noun)	thyroid hormone (noun)
thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone	any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically