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parathyroid gland

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

Noun

parathyroid gland (plural parathyroid glands)

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

parathyroid gland meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Malayalam

parathyroid gland in Tamil

அனுகேடயச்சுரப்பி, துணை கேடயச் சுரப்பி, பாராதைராய்டு சுரப்பி

parathyroid gland in Bengali

any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck
প্যারাথাইরয়েড গ্রন্থি pêrathairoẏeḍ gronthi

parathyroid gland in Telugu

any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck
పారాథైరాయిడ్ గ్రంధి pārāthairāyiḍ grandhi

parathyroid gland in Malayalam

any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck
പാരാതൈറോയ്ഡ് ഗ്രന്ഥി pārātaiṟōyḍŭ granthi
More languagesFewer languages
parathyroid gland in Odia
ପାରାଥାଇରଏଡ ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥି pārāthāiraeḍa granthi
parathyroid gland in Persian
غده پاراتیروئید
parathyroid gland in Vietnamese
tuyến cận giáp

Forms of parathyroid gland

pluralparathyroid glands

Questions about parathyroid gland

What does parathyroid gland mean?
Parathyroid gland means any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck, usually within a thyroid gland, which produce parathyroid hormone.
What is parathyroid gland in Tamil?
Parathyroid gland in Tamil is அனுகேடயச்சுரப்பி, துணை கேடயச் சுரப்பி, பாராதைராய்டு சுரப்பி. See Parathyroid gland meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is parathyroid gland?
Parathyroid gland is a noun.
What is the plural of parathyroid gland?
The plural of parathyroid gland is parathyroid glands.

Words near parathyroid gland in the dictionary

  1. parathormone
  2. parathormones
  3. parathymic
  4. parathyrin
  5. parathyroid
  6. parathyroid gland
  7. parathyroid glands
  8. parathyroid hormone
  9. parathyroid hormones
  10. parathyroidal
  11. parathyroidectomies

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