- parathyroid
- 1. adjectivea) Situated near the thyroid gland.b) Pertaining to the parathyroid glands or their extracts.2. nouna) The parathyroid gland.b) A parathyroid hormone.
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parathyroid — [par΄əthī′roid΄] adj. [ PARA 1 + THYROID] 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 n. a parathyroid gland … English World dictionary
Parathyroid — Gland that regulates calcium, located behind the thyroid gland in the neck. The parathyroid secretes a hormone called parathormone (or parathyrin) that is critical to calcium and phosphorus metabolism. Although the number of parathyroid glands… … Medical dictionary
parathyroid — I. noun Date: 1895 parathyroid gland II. adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1895 of, relating to, or produced by the parathyroid glands … New Collegiate Dictionary
parathyroid — /par euh thuy royd/, Anat. adj. 1. situated near the thyroid gland. n. 2. See parathyroid gland. [1895 1900; PARA 1 + THYROID] * * * … Universalium
parathyroid — par·a·thy·roid || ‚pærÉ™ θaɪrɔɪd n. one of the small secretory glands located behind the thyroid gland adj. pertaining to the parathyroid, pertaining to the small secretory glands located behind the thyroid gland (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
parathyroid — par•a•thy•roid [[t]ˌpær əˈθaɪ rɔɪd[/t]] adj. 1) anat. situated near the thyroid gland 2) anat. parathyroid gland • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
parathyroid — /pærəˈθaɪrɔɪd/ (say paruh thuyroyd) adjective 1. situated near the thyroid gland. –noun 2. a parathyroid gland …
parathyroid — n. & adj. Anat. n. a gland next to the thyroid, secreting a hormone that regulates calcium levels in the body. adj. of or associated with this gland. * * * parathyroid etc.: see para 1 1 … Useful english dictionary
Parathyroid hormone receptor 1 — is a parathyroid hormone receptor It is encoded by the gene PTHR1 . It is a receptor for parathyroid hormone (PTH) and for parathyroid hormone like hormone (PTHLH).FunctionIt is the classical PTH receptor, is expressed in high levels in bone and… … Wikipedia
Parathyroid hormone-related protein — (or PTHrP) is a protein member of the parathyroid hormone family. It is occasionally secreted by cancer cells (breast cancer, certain types of lung cancer including squamous cell carcinoma). However, it also has normal functions.FunctionsPTHrP… … Wikipedia
