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PARATHYROID

\pˈaɹəθˌɪɹɔ͡ɪd], \pˈaɹəθˌɪɹɔ‍ɪd], \p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_θ_ˌɪ_ɹ_ɔɪ_d]\

Definitions of PARATHYROID

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

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

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Beside the thyroid; small brownish-red glands.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

Endocrinous glands situated within or near the thyroid glands.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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