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Descriptor English:
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Parathyroid Glands
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Glándulas Paratiroides
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Glândulas Paratireoides
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Synonyms English:
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Gland, Parathyroid
Glands, Parathyroid
Parathyroid Gland
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Tree Number:
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A06.300.560
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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/surg: consider also PARATHYROIDECTOMY
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See Related English:
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Parathyroidectomy
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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10494
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Unique Identifier:
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D010280
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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