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Descriptor English:   Parathyroid Glands 
Descriptor Spanish:   Glándulas Paratiroides 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Glândulas Paratireóides 
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:  
abnormalities anatomy & histology
blood supply chemistry
cytology drug effects
embryology enzymology
growth & development immunology
injuries innervation
metabolism microbiology
pathology physiology
physiopathology parasitology
radiography radiation effects
radionuclide imaging secretion
surgery transplantation
ultrastructure ultrasonography
virology  
Record Number:   10494 
Unique Identifier:   D010280 

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