parahormone

== English == === Etymology === From para- +‎ hormone. === Noun === parahormone (plural parahormones) 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. ==== Related terms ==== parahormonal ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === araneomorph