Medical Definition of Parathyroid glands

1. Two small paired endocrine glands in the region of the thyroid gland. They secrete parathyroid hormone and are concerned with the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Parathyroid Glands

parathion
parathion
parathions
parathion poisoning
parathormone
parathormone
parathormones
parathymia
parathyrin
parathyroid
parathyroid
parathyroidectomy
parathyroids
parathyroid gland
parathyroid gland
parathyroid glands (current term)
parathyroid hormone
parathyroid hormone
parathyroid hormonelike protein
parathyroid hormones
parathyroid insufficiency
parathyroid osteosis
parathyroid tetany
parathyroprival tetany
parathyrotropic
paratope
paratose synthase
paratracheal lymph node
paratrichosis
paratripsis

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