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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)

Parathyroid Glands MeSH Descriptor Data 2025