PARATHYROID GLAND


Meaning of PARATHYROID GLAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1895

: any of usually four small endocrine glands that are adjacent to or embedded in the thyroid gland and produce parathyroid hormone

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.