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PTH

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007072

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

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007072
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsparathormone; parathyrin; parathyroid hormone
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "term": "PTH",
  "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 PTH causes high levels of calcium in the blood and may be a sign of disease. Also called parathormone, parathyrin, and parathyroid hormone.",
  "expansions": [
    "parathormone",
    "parathyrin",
    "parathyroid hormone"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/pth/"
}

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