Search Result for "parathyroid_hormone":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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;
[syn: parathyroid hormone, parathormone]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

parathyroid hormone n 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 [syn: parathyroid hormone, parathormone]