PARATHYROID GLAND

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does parathyroid gland mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARATHYROID GLAND (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 gland" 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 

A substance made by the parathyroid gland that helps the body store and use calcium.

(Parathormone, NCI Dictionary)

A parathyroid gland carcinoma that has not spread to other anatomic sites.

(Localized Parathyroid Gland Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare cancer that forms in tissues of one or more of the parathyroid glands (four pea-sized glands in the neck that make parathyroid hormone, which helps the body store and use calcium).

(Parathyroid cancer, NCI Dictionary)

It is usually caused by damage of the parathyroid glands during head and neck surgery.

(Hypoparathyroidism, NCI Thesaurus)

Oxyphil cells are found in the thyroid gland (Hurthle cells) and parathyroid gland.

(Oxyphil Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include oncocytic adenomas of the thyroid gland, parathyroid gland, and pituitary gland.

(Oncocytic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include thyroid gland follicular adenoma and parathyroid gland adenoma.

(Benign Endocrine Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

This category includes disorders of the pharynx, larynx, thyroid gland, and parathyroid gland.

(Neck Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

This category includes non-neoplastic disorders of the pharynx, larynx, thyroid gland, and parathyroid gland.

(Non-Neoplastic Neck Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-neoplastic disorder that affects the parathyroid glands.

(Non-Neoplastic Parathyroid Gland Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)