PARATHORMONE


Meaning of PARATHORMONE in English

Hormone made by the parathyroid gland (behind the thyroid gland in the neck). Parathormone (pronounced para-thor-mone) is critical to calcium and phosphorus balance. Deficiency of parathormone results in abnormally low calcium in the blood (hypocalcemia). Alternative name is parathyrin.

English dictionary of medicine.      Английский словарь медицины.