PARATHYROID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parathyroid mean? 

• PARATHYROID (noun)
  The noun PARATHYROID has 1 sense:

1. any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland

  Familiarity information: PARATHYROID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARATHYROID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

parathyroid; parathyroid gland

Hypernyms ("parathyroid" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

 Context examples 

The determination of the amount of mid-molecule parathyroid hormone present in a sample.

(Mid-Molecule Parathyroid Hormone Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the mid-molecule fragment of parathyroid hormone in a biological specimen.

(Mid-Molecule Parathyroid Hormone Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A humanized monoclonal antibody directed against parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTH-rP).

(Monoclonal Antibody CAL, NCI Thesaurus)

A parathyroid gland carcinoma that has spread to other anatomic sites.

(Metastatic Parathyroid Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A malignant neoplasm arising from the parathyroid glands that has spread to other anatomic sites.

(Metastatic Malignant Parathyroid Gland Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Inactivation of the HRPT2 gene is associated with hereditary hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome and sporadic parathyroid tumors.

(HPRT2 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A condition in which the parathyroid gland (one of four pea-sized organs found on the thyroid) makes too much parathyroid hormone.

(Hyperparathyroidism, NCI Dictionary)

A disorder characterized by an increase in production of parathyroid hormone by the parathyroid glands.

(Hyperparathyroidism, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

People with all subtypes of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndrome have an increased risk of medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, and parathyroid gland cancer.

(Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

The glands secrete parathyroid hormone and are concerned with the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus.

(Murine Parathyroid Gland, NCI Thesaurus)