parathyroid

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-

Proto-Hellenic *pərai

Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)

Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-)der.

English para-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der.

Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā

Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)

Ancient Greek -εος (-eos)

Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós)

Proto-Indo-European *weyd-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *wéydos

Proto-Hellenic *wéidos

Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ēs

Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)

Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs)

Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor.

New Latin thyreoīdēsbor.

English thyroid

English parathyroid

From para- + thyroid.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪɹɔɪd

Adjective

parathyroid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Situated near the thyroid gland.
2. (anatomy) Pertaining to the parathyroid glands or their extracts.

Derived terms

• abaloparatide
• antiparathyroid
• aparathyroid
• euparathyroid
• hyperparathyroidism
• hypoparathyroid
• parathormone
• parathyroidectomy
• parathyroid gland
• parathyroid hormone
• parathyroiditis
• teriparatide
• thyroparathyroid
• thyroparathyroidectomy

Translations

pertaining to the parathyroid glands or their extracts

• Catalan: paratiroïdal (ca)
• Galician: paratiroide
• Portuguese: paratiroide (chiefly Portugal), paratireoide (chiefly Brazil)
• Spanish: paratiroideo (es)

Noun

parathyroid (plural parathyroids)

1. A parathyroid gland.
2. A parathyroid hormone.