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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
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..
Use parahormone when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Parahormone means 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..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use parahormone where its definition matches the intended context.
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