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parathormone
This term refers specifically to the polypeptide hormone produced by the parathyroid glands, more commonly known in modern clinical settings as parathyroid hormone (PTH). It carries a highly technical, medical connotation and is typically used in endocrinology or pathology reports to describe the biochemical mechanism of calcium homeostasis.
As a specialized biological substance, the word functions as an uncountable mass noun. It describes a chemical entity rather than a discrete object, meaning it does not take a plural form in standard medical discourse and requires partitive constructions such as a level of or a secretion of when referring to specific quantities.
Meanings
Examples
The parathyroid glands secrete parathormone to maintain calcium homeostasis.
The parathyroid glands secrete parathormone to maintain calcium homeostasis.
I wonder if the patient has an overproduction of parathormone.
Parathormone stimulates the release of calcium from the bone matrix.
Your blood tests show an abnormally high level of parathormone.
The kidneys respond to parathormone by reducing the amount of calcium excreted in urine.
We need to determine if the hypercalcemia is caused by excess parathormone.
Parathormone works in opposition to calcitonin to regulate blood minerals.
Parathormone works in opposition to calcitonin to regulate blood minerals.
The lecture focused on how parathormone increases the absorption of calcium in the intestines.