parahormone

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noun

A substance that is a product of ordinary metabolism and not produced for a specific purpose, but acts like a hormone in modifying the activity of some distant organ, as in the case of carbon dioxide acting on the respiratory centre.

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Meanings

nounparahormone (plural parahormones)

plural parahormones

  1. A substance that is a product of ordinary metabolism and not produced for a specific purpose, but acts like a hormone in modifying the activity of some distant organ, as in the case of carbon dioxide acting on the respiratory centre.

Origin

From para- + hormone.

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Translations

Russian па̀рагормо́н
  • па̀рагормо́н (pàragormón)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

araneomorph
Cite this entry
APA

parahormone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parahormone

MLA

“parahormone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parahormone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parahormone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parahormone.

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