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Descriptor
English
:
Parathyroid Glands
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Glándulas Paratiroides
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Glândulas Paratireoides
Tree Number:
A06.407.560
Definition
English
:
Two pairs of small oval-shaped glands located in the
front
and the base of the
NECK
and adjacent to the two lobes of
THYROID GLAND
. They secrete
PARATHYROID HORMONE
that regulates the balance of
CALCIUM
;
PHOSPHORUS
; and
MAGNESIUM
in the body.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/surg: consider also
PARATHYROIDECTOMY
See Related
English
:
Parathyroidectomy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
10494
Unique Identifier:
D010280
Occurrence in VHL
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