parathyroid hormone

Variant of parathormone

parathormone definition

para·thor·mone (-t̸hôr′mōn′)

noun

a hormone secreted by the parathyroids, important in the control of the calcium-phosphorus balance of the body
also parathyroid hormone

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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