I. |parə+ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary para- (I) + thyroid (n.)
: parathyroid gland
II. adjective
also para·thyreoid or para·thyroidal |parə+
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary para- (I) + thyroid (adjective) or thyreoid or thyroidal
1. : adjacent to a thyroid gland
2. : of, relating to, or produced by the parathyroid glands