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PARATHYROID GLAND
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland
Synonyms:
parathyroid; parathyroid gland
Classified under:
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:
Most people have four pea-sized glands, called parathyroid glands, on the thyroid gland in the neck.
(Parathyroid Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
Cinacalcet increases the sensitivity of calcium-sensing receptors on chief cells in the parathyroid gland to extracellular calcium, thereby reducing parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion.
(Cinacalcet Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
It is also found in adult parathyroid glands.
(Chemokine-Like Receptor 1, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign neoplasm arising from the parathyroid glands.
(Benign Parathyroid Gland Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign tumor arising from the parenchymal cells of the parathyroid glands.
(Parathyroid Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A rare inherited condition in which one or more tumors form in the parathyroid glands (four pea-sized organs found on the thyroid) and cause them to make too much parathyroid hormone.
(Familial isolated hyperparathyroidism, NCI Dictionary)
People with all subtypes of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndrome have an increased risk of medullary thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, and parathyroid gland cancer.
(Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 syndrome, NCI Dictionary)
A rare syndrome characterized by hyperplasia and/or neoplasms of the pituitary, parathyroid glands, and pancreatic islets.
(Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Patients develop medullary thyroid carcinomas, and may also develop pheochromocytomas and parathyroid gland hyperplasia.
(Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A, NCI Thesaurus)
Patients may develop hyperparathyroidism and parathyroid gland adenomas, pituitary gland adenomas, pancreatic islet cell neoplasms, and carcinoid tumors.
(Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1, NCI Thesaurus)
