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- Glandula parathyreoidea | Parathyreoidea | Glandula parathyreoidea superior et inferior | Glandulae parathyreoideae craniales et caudales | Epithelkörperchen | Nebenschilddrüsen | Verneuil Drüsen
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- Sainmhíniú das paarige, etwa weizenkorngroße, gelbbraune Körperchen an der Rückseite beider Schilddrüsenlappen Tagairt Reallex Med
- parathyroid gland | parathyroid glands
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- Sainmhíniú endocrine gland occurring in all vertebrate species from amphibia upward, usually located close to and behind the thyroid gland Tagairt "'Parathyroid gland' (15.9.2020), Britannica.com, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2020."
- Nóta Humans usually have four parathyroid glands, each composed of closely packed epithelial cells separated by thin fibrous bands and some fat cells. The parathyroid glands secrete parathormone (also called parathyroid hormone), which functions to maintain normal serum calcium and phosphate concentrations.