parathyroid
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
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situated near the thyroid gland
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of or relating to the parathyroid glands
noun
Etymology
Origin of parathyroid
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It found that D2 supplementation significantly reduced parathyroid hormone levels and produced a small increase in blood calcium, demonstrating that D2 continues to have meaningful biological effects even though it may reduce circulating D3.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
When he arrived in Massachusetts for his first fellowship studying parathyroid hormone, Habener found a ready source of thyroid glands to study from a local Cambridge slaughterhouse that supplied calf meat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
In the presence of decreased blood glucose levels, insulin is produced by the parathyroid to increase calcium absorption.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The release of parathyroid hormone from the endocrine system triggers osteoclasts of the skeletal system to resorb bone and release calcium into the blood.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
It has just recently been shown that these organs, such as the thyroid, the pituitary, the suprarenal, the parathyroid and the reproductive glands, exercise an all-powerful influence upon the course of individual development or deficiency.
From The Pivot of Civilization by Margaret Sanger
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