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WHAT DOES PARATHYROID GLAND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

parathyroid gland

Parathyroid gland

The parathyroid glands are small endocrine glands in the neck of humans and other tetrapods that produce parathyroid hormone. Humans usually have four parathyroid glands, variably located on the back of the thyroid gland, although considerable variation exists. Parathyroid hormone and calcitonin have key roles in regulating of the amount of calcium in the blood and within the bones. The parathyroid glands share a similar blood supply, venous drainage, and lymphatic drainage to the thyroid glands. The parathyroid glands are derived from the epithelial lining of the third and fourth branchial pouchs, with the superior glands arising from the fourth pouch, and the inferior glands arising form the higher third pouch. The relative position of the inferior and superior glands, which are named according to their final location, changes because of the migration of embryological tissues. Hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism, characterised by alterations in the blood calcium levels and bone metabolism, are states of surplus or insufficient parathyroid function.

Definition of parathyroid gland in the English dictionary

The definition of parathyroid gland in the dictionary is any one of the small egg-shaped endocrine glands situated near or embedded within the thyroid gland: they secrete parathyroid hormone.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARATHYROID GLAND

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parathormone
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WORDS THAT END LIKE PARATHYROID GLAND

adrenal gland
Bank of England
Church of England
Deutschland
endocrine gland
England
gangland
gland
Higher Education Funding Council for England
Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
lacrimal gland
Lord Chief Justice of England
mammary gland
Middle England
New England
pineal gland
pituitary gland
prostate gland
salivary gland
sweat gland
thyroid gland

Synonyms and antonyms of parathyroid gland in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «parathyroid gland» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

甲状旁腺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

glándula paratiroides
570 millions of speakers

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parathyroid gland
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

parathyroid ग्रंथि
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الغدة الدرقية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

паращитовидных желез
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

glândula paratireóide
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্যারাথাইরয়েড গ্রন্থি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

glande parathyroïde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kelenjar parathyroid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nebenschilddrüse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

副甲状腺
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부갑상선
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kelenjar parathyroid
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tuyến cận giáp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பராரிராய்டு சுரப்பி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅराथायरॉईड ग्रंथी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Paratiroid bezi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

paratiroide
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przytarczyc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

паращитовидних залоз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

glandei paratiroide
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

παραθυρεοειδή αδένα
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

paratiroïedklier
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bisköldkörteln
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

biskjoldbruskkjertelen
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARATHYROID GLAND»

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Textbook of Small Animal Surgery
Two parathyroid glands are closely associated with each thyroid gland.44 74 One parathyroid gland is located within the thyroid parenchyma (internal parathyroid gland), and the other is usually attached to the outer surface of the thyroid ...
Douglas H. Slatter, 2003
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Surgical Pathology of the Head and Neck
Even the criteria of what constitutes the size and weight of a normal parathyroid gland are not universal; some authors advocate that glands heavier than 40-50 mg are enlarged. whereas others consider only glands heavier than 70 g to be ...
Leon Barnes, 2001
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Cancer in Dogs and Cats: Medical and Surgical Management
Although normal parathyroid glands are not visualized with cervical ultrasound, parathyroid gland tumors as small as 2 mm in diameter have been identified ultra - sonographically in dogs."6 Since parathyroid tumors are rarely palpable in the ...
Wallace B. Morrison, 2002
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Head & Neck Surgery--otolaryngology
Parathyroid Vascular Anatomy In most cases, the inferior parathyroid gland is supplied by the inferior thyroid artery and often maintains this blood supply even if the gland descends into the anterior mediastinum. However, some low-lying ...
Byron J. Bailey, Jonas T. Johnson, Shawn D. Newlands, 2006
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Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands
Currently, 99Tc-sestamibi scintigraphy and ultrasonography are most frequently used for preoperative localization of the parathyroid gland in the setting of remedial operations [27]. Other imaging and preoperative localization techniques that ...
Daniel Oertli, Robert Udelsman, 2012
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The Parathyroids: Basic and Clinical Concepts
Because of the possible ectopic location of a hyperplastic parathyroid gland in any neck exploration, it is essential that as each gland is identified it is characterized as a superior (branchial pouch IV origin) or inferior (branchial pouch HI origin) ...
John P. Bilezikian, Robert Marcus, Michael A. Levine, 2001
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Principles and Practice of Endocrinology and Metabolism
The surgeon then must explore the "thyrothymic ligament" and superior mediastinum through the cervical incision, even removing a portion of the thy- mus if a lower parathyroid gland is missing. The lateral neck, from the thymus to the pharynx, ...
Kenneth L. Becker, 2001
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Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases: Medical and Surgical ...
region, and its tail involutes, leaving the developing parathyroid gland to come to its position on the dorsal surface of the inferior pole of the thyroid gland. This glandular tissue event- ully forms the inferior parathyroid gland. Simultaneously, the ...
David J. Terris, Christine G. Gourin, 2011
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Complications in Surgery
Cricothyroid muscle Common carotid artery H R F is c h e r '0 4 A B Superior parathyroid gland Inferior parathyroid gland Internal jugular vein Inferior thyroid artery Recurrent laryngeal nerve Parathyroid gland Inferior thyroid artery Inferior  ...
Michael W. Mulholland, Gerard M. Doherty, 2012
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Small Animal Surgery Secrets
Consequentially, it is possible to have ectopic parathyroid gland tissue along the course of this migration. This has clinical significance in both dogs and cats. 2. What are the functions of the parathyroid glands? The parathyroid glands contain  ...
Joseph Harari, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARATHYROID GLAND»

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He was subsequently diagnosed with cancer and given 12 to 18 months to live if the large tumor in his parathyroid gland were removed, ... «Midland Daily News, Jul 15»
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Kanimozhi undergoes surgery
Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Kanimozhi underwent a procedure to remove a parathyroid gland at a private hospital on Friday. According ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Dr. Todd Waldmann health column: Don't let kidney stones ruin your …
Other reasons for excessive urinary calcium include excessive dietary sodium and an overactive parathyroid gland, which is a small gland in ... «The Idaho Statesman, Jul 15»
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Parathyroid function Key role for dicer-dependent miRNAs
In vitro culturing of parathyroid gland tissue in a low-calcium medium confirmed the in vivo findings: PTH secretion increased 20-fold in explant ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
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UHG scholarships tribute to tragic diabetes sisters
The most common features are parathyroid gland failure, affecting calcium metabolism, chronic susceptibility to candida yeast infection and ... «Connacht Tribune Group, Jun 15»
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Treatment for thyroid cancer developed from seaweed
This type of implant, which is pioneer in the world, helps to replace the parathyroid gland function, which sometimes is removed during thyroid ... «FIS, Jun 15»
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Blood money
Lai Lishi, 23, suffering from a parathyroid gland tumor, is hospitalized at Maoming People's Hospital. One day before her surgery this May, her ... «Global Times, Jun 15»
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Amgen Presents Pooled Phase 3 AMG 416 Data For The Treatment …
AMG 416 acts by binding to and activating the calcium-sensing receptor on the parathyroid gland, thereby causing decreases in PTH. «PR Newswire, May 15»
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Barbara Pym: a woman scorned
Yet the serial misfortunes outlined in Douglas Matthew's customarily excellent index ('hypochondria, 53… depression, 85–6, parathyroid gland ... «Spectator.co.uk, May 15»
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When self diagnosis works: Local women diagnose themselves …
The parathyroid gland, the size of a grain of rice and located behind the thyroid gland in the neck, controls the amount of calcium in a person's ... «Rapid City Journal, May 15»

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