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parathyroid hormone

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006343

A substance made by the parathyroid gland that helps the body store and use calcium. A higher-than-normal amount of parathyroid hormone causes high levels of calcium in the blood and may be a sign of disease. Also called parathormone, parathyrin, and PTH.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006343
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsparathormone; parathyrin; PTH
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006343",
  "term": "parathyroid hormone",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A substance made by the parathyroid gland that helps the body store and use calcium. A higher-than-normal amount of parathyroid hormone causes high levels of calcium in the blood and may be a sign of disease. Also called parathormone, parathyrin, and PTH.",
  "synonyms": [
    "parathormone",
    "parathyrin",
    "PTH"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/parathyroid-hormone/"
}

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