parathyroid (redirected from parathyroid hormone-related protein, parathyroid hormone-like peptide)

par·a·thy·roid  (pr-throid)

adj.

Of, relating to, or obtained from the parathyroid glands: a parathyroid extract.

n.

1. The parathyroid gland.

2. A parathyroid hormone.

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Noun

1.

parathyroid - any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland parathyroid gland ductless gland, endocrine gland, endocrine - any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream