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
Example Sentences
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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
Stretching stimulates nerve impulses to be sent to the brain, which releases oxytocin from the parathyroid gland, which in turn causes uterine contractions.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Each parathyroid gland is covered by connective tissue and contains many secretory cells that are associated with a capillary network.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Hyperparathyroidism results from an overproduction of parathyroid hormone.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Every individual born among the vertebrates, for example, must have a certain definite amount and percentage of pituitary gland, anterior and posterior, pineal, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, adrenal, pancreas, interstitial and so on.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.
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