Term: parathyroid hormone: hormone synthesized and released into the blood stream by the parathyroid glands; regulates phosphorus and calcium in the body and functions in neuromuscular excitation and blood clotting
Candidate hypernym: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect → 1
Candidate hypernym: least squares: a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve → 0
Candidate hypernym: jack: small flag indicating a ship's nationality → 0
Candidate hypernym: friendlessness: being without friends → 0
Candidate hypernym: ventricle: a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries → 0
Candidate hypernym: southerner: an American who lives in the South → 0
Candidate hypernym: book bag: a bag in which students carry their books → 0
Candidate hypernym: redeemer: someone who redeems or buys back (promissory notes or merchandise or commercial paper etc.) → 0
Candidate hypernym: nonappearance: failure to appear (especially as at court) → 0
Candidate hypernym: shoulder flash: something worn on the shoulder of a military uniform as an emblem of a division etc. → 0
Candidate hypernym: biohazard: hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions → 0