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PARATHORMONE

Dictionary entry overview: What does parathormone mean?

• PARATHORMONE (noun)
The noun PARATHORMONE has 1 sense:

1. hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting

Familiarity information: PARATHORMONE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PARATHORMONE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

parathormone; parathyroid hormone

Hypernyms ("parathormone" is a kind of...):

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

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