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parathyroid hormones

parathyroid hormones is the plural of parathyroid hormone.

Meaning of parathyroid hormone

Noun

parathyroid hormone (plural parathyroid hormones, abbreviation PTH)

  1. A polypeptide hormone that is released by the chief cells of the parathyroid glands and is involved in raising the levels of calcium ions in the blood.

Questions about parathyroid hormones

What is parathyroid hormones the plural of?
Parathyroid hormones is the plural of parathyroid hormone.

Words near parathyroid hormones in the dictionary

  1. parathyrin
  2. parathyroid
  3. parathyroid gland
  4. parathyroid glands
  5. parathyroid hormone
  6. parathyroid hormones
  7. parathyroidal
  8. parathyroidectomies
  9. parathyroidectomised
  10. parathyroidectomize
  11. parathyroidectomized

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