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parafollicular

parafollicular adjective: near a follicle; applied to certain cells, adjacent to the thyroid follicles, that produce and secrete calcitonin.

Adjective

parafollicular (not comparable)

  1. Near a follicle; applied to certain cells, adjacent to the thyroid follicles, that produce and secrete calcitonin.

Origin of parafollicular

From para- + follicular.

Questions about parafollicular

What does parafollicular mean?
Parafollicular means near a follicle; applied to certain cells, adjacent to the thyroid follicles, that produce and secrete calcitonin.
What part of speech is parafollicular?
Parafollicular is an adjective.

Words near parafollicular in the dictionary

  1. parafluvial
  2. paraflying
  3. parafocal
  4. parafoil
  5. parafoils
  6. parafollicular
  7. paraform
  8. paraformaldehyde
  9. paraformaldehydes
  10. paraformalin
  11. paraformer

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