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para·thy·roid (-t̸hī′ro̵id′)

adjective

  1. situated alongside or near the thyroid gland
  2. designating or of any of usually four small, oval glands on or near the thyroid gland that secrete parathormone

Origin: para- + thyroid

noun

a parathyroid gland

par·a·thy·roid (părˌə-thīˈroid)

adjective
Of, relating to, or obtained from the parathyroid glands: a parathyroid extract.
noun
  1. The parathyroid gland.
  2. A parathyroid hormone.

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