单词 | parathyroid glands |
释义 | parathyroid glands[ (par-uh-theye-royd) ] A set of four small glands on the undersurface of the thyroid gland that function in the endocrine system. The parathyroid glands secrete a hormone that regulates the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus. Words nearby parathyroid glandsparathyrin, parathyroid, parathyroidectomy, parathyroid extract, parathyroid gland, parathyroid glands, parathyroid hormone, parathyroid tetany, parathyrotropic, para-toluidine, paratonic The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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