Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun parathormone

1 sense of parathormone

Sense 1
parathyroid hormone, parathormone -- (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)
       => hormone, endocrine, internal secretion -- (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)