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Pronunciation: /parathyroid* glænd/

parathyroid gland

Definition

One of four pea-sized glands found on the surface of the thyroid. The parathyroid hormone made by these glands increases the calcium level in the blood.

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stage I adult soft tissue sarcoma of the retroperitoneum

stage 0 nonmelanoma skin carcinoma in situ on the head and neck (not on the eyelid)

yttrium Y 90-clivatuzumab tetraxetan

Valchlor

stage 0 maxillary sinus carcinoma in situ

stomach

anticancer therapy

gluconeogenesis

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D-methionine formulation MRX-1024

Anti-B7-H4/ TOP1i Antibody-drug Conjugate AZD8205

aminoflavone prodrug AFP464

Cannabinol

carbon C 11-osimertinib

pan-AKT inhibitor ARQ 751

anti-CEA-CAR autologous T lymphocytes

Abegrin

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disease-causing mutation

nucleotide

homozygous genotype

variant of uncertain significance

somatic mutation

oral papilloma

gonadal mosaicism

germline DNA

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