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Definition: Parathyroid Gland |
Parathyroid GlandNoun1. Any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Parathyroid GlandSynonym: parathyroid (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Parathyroid Gland |
| Specialty definitions using "parathyroid gland": Parathyroid Glands ♦ Tolonium Chloride. (references) |
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Health | Very rarely, hyperparathyroidism is caused by cancer of a parathyroid gland. (references) | |
Recent clinical studies using calcitriol and its analogs to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism suggest that parathyroid gland function may be controlled pharmacologically. (references) | ||
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
parathyroid gland | 71 |
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| Language | Translations for "parathyroid gland"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | glandulae parathyreoideae (inferior et superior parathyroid gland), biskjoldbruskkirtlerne (inferior et superior parathyroid gland). (various references) | |
Dutch | glandulae parathyreoideae superior et inferior (inferior et superior parathyroid gland), bijschildklieren (inferior et superior parathyroid gland). (various references) | |
French | parathyroïde supérieure et inférieure (inferior et superior parathyroid gland), parathyroïde (inferior et superior parathyroid gland, parathyroid, parathyroids). (various references) | |
German | Verneuil Drüsen (inferior et superior parathyroid gland), Nebenschilddrüsen (inferior et superior parathyroid gland), Glandulae parathyreoideae craniales et caudales (inferior et superior parathyroid gland), Glandula parathyreoidea superior et inferior (inferior et superior parathyroid gland), Glandula parathyreoidea (inferior et superior parathyroid gland), Epithelkörperchen (inferior et superior parathyroid gland). (various references) | |
Greek | παραθυρεοειδείς αδένες (inferior et superior parathyroid gland), επιθηλιακά σωμάτια (inferior et superior parathyroid gland). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | arathyroidpay andglay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | glândulas paratiróides superior e inferior (inferior et superior parathyroid gland). (various references) | |
Russian | паращитовидная железа (parathyroid). (various references) | |
Spanish | paratiroides (inferior et superior parathyroid gland, parathyroid, parathyroids), glándula paratiroides (inferior et superior parathyroid gland). (various references) | |
Swedish | bisköldkörtel. (various references) | |
Turkish | paratiorit bezi (parathyroid). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-d-d-g-h-i-l-n-o-p-r-r-t-y" | |
-5 letters: gradational, parathyroid, radiography. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 61 72 61 74 68 79 72 6F 69 64      47 6C 61 6E 64 |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01100001 01110010 01100001 01110100 01101000 01111001 01110010 01101111 01101001 01100100 00100000 01000111 01101100 01100001 01101110 01100100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P a r a t h y r o i d   G l a n d |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0061 0072 0061 0074 0068 0079 0072 006F 0069 0064      0047 006C 0061 006E 0064 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)506784678674918481757024178678070 |
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