Associations to the word «Parathyroid»
Noun
- Gland
- Hormone
- Pancreas
- Calcium
- Carcinoma
- Serum
- Ovary
- Secretion
- Tumor
- Kidney
- Islet
- Vitamin
- Peptide
- Insulin
- Phosphate
- Receptor
- Syndrome
- Lesion
- Bone
- Diagnosis
- Surgery
- Mutation
- Plasma
- Tissue
- Cancer
- Level
- Patient
- Disease
- Gale
- Cell
- Protein
- Disorder
- Neck
- Blood
- Concentration
- Gene
- Factor
- Muscle
- Growth
- Phosphorus
- Cause
- Increase
- Sensing
- Magnesium
- Metabolism
- Transplantation
- Cyst
- Cortex
- Localization
- Intestine
- Estrogen
- Condition
- Deficiency
- Hedgehog
- Rb
- Lymph
Adjective
Wiktionary
PARATHYROID, adjective. (anatomy) Situated near the thyroid gland.
PARATHYROID, adjective. (anatomy) Pertaining to the parathyroid glands or their extracts.
PARATHYROID, noun. The parathyroid gland.
PARATHYROID, noun. A parathyroid hormone.
PARATHYROID GLAND, noun. (anatomy) Any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck, usually within a thyroid gland, which produce parathyroid hormone.
PARATHYROID GLANDS, noun. Plural of parathyroid gland
PARATHYROID HORMONE, noun. (protein) A polypeptide hormone that is released by the chief cells of the parathyroid glands and is involved in raising the levels of calcium ions in the blood.
Dictionary definition
PARATHYROID, noun. Any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland.
Wise words
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