parathyroid gland

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck, usually within a thyroid gland, which produce parathyroid hormone.

Equivalents

Españolparatiroide

Françaisglande parathyroïde parathyroïde

Portuguêsparatireoide paratiroide

11 more languages

Češtinapříštítné tělísko

Ελληνικάπαραθυρεοειδής αδένας

Suomilisäkilpirauhanen

Magyarmellékpajzsmirigy

Íslenskakalkkirtill

日本語副甲状腺

한국어부갑상샘

Nederlandsbijschildklier

Polskigruczoł przytarczyczny przytarczyca

Românăglandă paratiroidă

Svenskabisköldkörtel

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

parathyroid hormone parathyroidectomy parathyroidism parathyroiditis paratitles Parato

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