parathyroid gland

parathyroid gland
Any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck, usually within a thyroid gland, which produce parathyroid hormone.

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  • parathyroid gland — n any of usu. four small endocrine glands that are adjacent to or embedded in the thyroid gland, are composed of irregularly arranged secretory epithelial cells lying in a stroma rich in capillaries, and produce parathyroid hormone …   Medical dictionary

  • Parathyroid gland — Infobox Anatomy Name = Parathyroid gland Latin = glandula parathyroidea inferior, glandula parathyroidea superior, Phillip.Hungerford. Daniel.Mart GraySubject = 273 GrayPage = 1271 Caption = Endocrine system. (Parathyroid gland not pictured, but… …   Wikipedia

  • parathyroid gland — Anat. any of several small oval glands usually lying near or embedded in the thyroid gland. [1900 05] * * * Endocrine gland, two to eight of which are embedded in each side of the thyroid gland. It secretes parathyroid hormone, which regulates… …   Universalium

  • parathyroid gland — noun any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland • Syn: ↑parathyroid • Hypernyms: ↑endocrine gland, ↑endocrine, ↑ductless gland * * * noun : any of several usually four small endocrine glands adjacent to or… …   Useful english dictionary

  • parathyroid gland — parathy′roid gland n. anat. phl any of several small paired glands in vertebrates, usu. lying near or embedded in the thyroid gland, that secrete parathyroid hormone • Etymology: 1900–05 …   From formal English to slang

  • parathyroid gland — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1895 any of usually four small endocrine glands that are adjacent to or embedded in the thyroid gland and produce parathyroid hormone …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • parathyroid gland — One of four pea sized glands found on the surface of the thyroid. The parathyroid hormone made by these glands increases the calcium level in the blood …   English dictionary of cancer terms

  • parathyroid gland — absent in fishes, function being replaced by corpuscles of Stannius, q.v …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Parathyroid hormone — (PTH), or parathormone, is secreted by the parathyroid glands as a polypeptide containing 84 amino acids. It acts to increase the concentration of calcium (Ca2+) in the blood, whereas calcitonin (a hormone produced by the parafollicular cells (C… …   Wikipedia

  • 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

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