Parathyroid

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or obtained from the parathyroid glands: a parathyroid extract.
  • n. The parathyroid gland.
  • n. A parathyroid hormone.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Situated near the thyroid gland.
  • adj. Pertaining to the parathyroid glands or their extracts.
  • n. The parathyroid gland.
  • n. A parathyroid hormone.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Lying in the vicinity of the thyroid; specifically, noting several small masses of glandular tissue similar in appearance, but not in function, to the thyroid gland and situated in close proxmity to it.
  • n. One of the parathyroid glands.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    endocrine gland    endocrine    ductless gland   
    Cross Reference
    parathyroid body   
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    adrenocorticotropic    ductless    pineal    overactive    artiforg   
     
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