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parathyroid definition

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

Etymology: para- + thyroid

noun

a parathyroid gland

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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