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
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: 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
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: jack: small flag indicating a ship's nationality
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: friendlessness: being without friends
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: ventricle: a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: southerner: an American who lives in the South
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: book bag: a bag in which students carry their books
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: redeemer: someone who redeems or buys back (promissory notes or merchandise or commercial paper etc.)
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: nonappearance: failure to appear (especially as at court)
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: shoulder flash: something worn on the shoulder of a military uniform as an emblem of a division etc.
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: biohazard: hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions