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adj
Situated near the thyroid gland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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adj
Pertaining to the parathyroid glands or their extracts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
A parathyroid gland.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A parathyroid hormone.
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noun
any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: parathyroid gland
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh2- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- Proto-Indo-European *dhwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *thurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid English parathyroid From para- + thyroid.
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