Look up: PaRATHYROId

1. Parathyroid
   Glands (usually four in number) that lie behind the thyroid gland in the front of the neck and regulate calcium metabolism
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2. parathyroid
   one of several small endocrine gland..which secretes..a hormone, parathormone, which regulates calcium-phosphorus metabolism. Category: Medicine
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3. parathyroid
   1. <anatomy> Situated beside the thyroid gland. ... 2. <endocrinology> One of the parathyroid glands. ... 3. <pharmacology> A sterile preparation of the water soluble principle of the parathyroid glands, administered parenterally as an antihypocalcaemic, especially in the treatment...
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4. parathyroid
   (par″ә-thi´roid) near the thyroid gland. a parathyroid gland. a preparation containing parathyroid hormone from animal parathyroid glands; used for diagnosis and treatment of hypoparathyroidism.
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5. parathyroid
   (para- + thyroid) 1. situated beside the thyroid gland. 2. one of the parathyroid glands. 3. a sterile preparation of the water-soluble principle(s) of the parathyroid glands, ad-ministered parenterally as an antihypocalcaemic, especially in the treatment of acute hypoparathyroidism with tetany.
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6. parathyroid
   Type: Term Pronunciation: par′ă-thī′royd Definitions: 1. Adjacent to the thyroid gland. Synonyms: parathyroid gland
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7. parathyroid
   One of a pair of small endocrine glands. Most tetrapod vertebrates, including humans, possess two such pairs, located behind the thyroid gland. They secrete parathyroid hormone, which regulates the amount of calcium in the blood
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8. parathyroid
   adjective, Greek para = beside, and thyroid; hence, beside the thyroid gland.
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