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
When the parathyroid glands detect low blood calcium levels, several organ systems alter their function to restore blood calcium levels back to normal.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The parathyroid and thyroid glands of the endocrine system detect changes in blood calcium levels.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
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
All sorts of tests have related the malady to the phenomena succeeding parathyroid deprivation, and they are now looked upon as aspects of it.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.
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