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parathyroid

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) parathyroid (noun)
  2. 2) parathyroid (adjective)
  3. parathyroid gland (noun)
  4. parathyroid hormone (noun)

1para·thy·roid

noun \-ˈthī-ˌrȯid\

Definition of PARATHYROID

: parathyroid gland

First Known Use of PARATHYROID

1895

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