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Parathyroid Glands
MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
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MeSH Heading
Parathyroid Glands
Tree Number(s)
A06.300.560
Unique ID
D010280
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010280
Annotation
/surg: consider also
PARATHYROIDECTOMY
Scope Note
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.
NLM Classification #
WK 300
See Also
Parathyroidectomy
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/07/01
Allowable Qualifiers
abnormalities (AB)
anatomy & histology (AH)
blood supply (BS)
chemistry (CH)
cytology (CY)
diagnostic imaging (DG)
drug effects (DE)
embryology (EM)
enzymology (EN)
growth & development (GD)
immunology (IM)
injuries (IN)
innervation (IR)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
parasitology (PS)
pathology (PA)
physiology (PH)
physiopathology (PP)
radiation effects (RE)
surgery (SU)
transplantation (TR)
ultrastructure (UL)
virology (VI)
Endocrine System [A06]
Endocrine Glands [A06.300]
Adrenal Glands [A06.300.071]
Gonads [A06.300.312]
Islets of Langerhans [A06.300.414]
Parathyroid Glands [A06.300.560]
Pineal Gland [A06.300.635]
Pituitary-Adrenal System [A06.300.691]
Pituitary Gland [A06.300.747]
Thyroid Gland [A06.300.900]
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Parathyroid Glands
Preferred
Concept UI
M0015928
Scope Note
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.
Terms
Parathyroid Glands
Preferred Term
Term UI
T030360
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (1966)
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