PARATHYROID HORMONE
Dictionary entry overview: What does parathyroid hormone mean? • PARATHYROID HORMONE (noun)
The noun PARATHYROID HORMONE 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: PARATHYROID HORMONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PARATHYROID HORMONE (noun)
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 ("parathyroid hormone" 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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