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1. hormone-replacement_therapy
noun. hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis.
Synonyms
Rhymes with Parathyroid Hormone
Sentences with parathyroid-hormone
1. Noun Phrase
Excess amounts of parathyroid hormone enter the body as a result of a reduced production of calcitrol.
2. Noun Phrase
Hyperparathyroidism is a condition in which the parathyroid glands secrete too much parathyroid hormone.
3. Noun Phrase
No fasting is required for hormone tests that check thyroid hormones, including the thyroid-stimulating hormone and parathyroid hormone.
4. Noun Phrase
This condition is usually diagnosed through blood tests that show elevated calcium and parathyroid hormone levels.
2. parathyroid
noun. any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland.
Synonyms
Etymology
- para- (English)
- παρά (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- thyroid (English)
- θυρεοειδής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
3. hormone
noun. ['ˈhɔrˌmoʊn'] the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect.
Synonyms
- parathormone
- Pitressin
- glucocorticoid
- TRF
- thyrotropin-releasing hormone
- thyroid hormone
- TRH
- somatotropic hormone
- epinephrine
- releasing hormone
- MSH
- somatotrophin
- glucagon
- adrenosterone
- thyrotropin-releasing factor
- corticotropin
- thyrotropic hormone
- Pitocin
- thyrotrophic hormone
- secretion
- catecholamine
- steroid
- STH
- somatotropin
- releasing factor
- TSH
- gonadotrophin
- parathyroid hormone
- adrenocorticotropin
- gonadotropic hormone
- epinephrin
- gonadotropin
- ADH
- hypothalamic releasing hormone
- sex hormone
- protirelin
- relaxin
- human growth hormone
- neurohormone
- adrenocorticotrophin
- endocrine
- RH
- gonadotrophic hormone
- vasopressin
- oxytocin
- antidiuretic hormone
- melanocyte-stimulating hormone
- internal secretion
- melatonin
- thyroid-stimulating hormone
- adrenocorticotropic hormone
- hypothalamic releasing factor
- corticotrophin
- adrenaline
- thyrotrophin
- Adrenalin
- somatotrophic hormone
- thymosin
- growth hormone
- ACTH
- insulin
- GI hormones
- steroid hormone
- thyrotropin
- adrenocorticotrophic hormone
Etymology
- ὁρμή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- ὁρμάω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- ὁρμῶν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
