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parathyroid hormone: Meaning and Definition of
parathy'roid hor"mone
Pronunciation: [key]
— Biochem., Physiol. Biochem.,Physiol.
- a polypeptide hormone, produced in the parathyroid glands, that helps regulate the blood levels of calcium and phosphate. Abbr.: PTH
