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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
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