English Explanatory Dictionary

parathyroid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Situated near the thyroid gland.
  2. Pertaining to the parathyroid glands or their extracts.
noun
  1. A parathyroid gland.
  2. A parathyroid hormone.

Word forms

parathyroid parathyroids

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Hellenic *pərai Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ) Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der. English para- Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid English parathyroid From para- + thyroid.

Derived words

abaloparatide antiparathyroid aparathyroid euparathyroid hyperparathyroidism hypoparathyroid parathormone parathyroidectomy parathyroid gland parathyroid hormone parathyroiditis teriparatide thyroparathyroid thyroparathyroidectomy
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