parathyroid gland parathyroidectomy • parathyroid hormone · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · parathyroid gland · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 17 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland. Synonyms: parathyroid gland, parathyroid. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · parathyroid · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 d latin small letter d U+0064 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079