parahormones

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A form of parahormone — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of parahormone

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

anamorphoser
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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