parathyrin
A substance made by the parathyroid gland that helps the body store and use calcium.
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340 matchesparathyroid cancer
A rare cancer that forms in tissues of one or more of the parathyroid glands (four pea-sized glands in the neck that make parathyroid hormone, which helps the body store and use calcium).
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Four glands the size of a grain of rice that hold the calcium level in the blood steady from hour to hour.
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A substance made by the parathyroid gland that helps the body store and use calcium.
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An operation aimed at a gland most people cannot name, usually done because one of the four has grown a benign lump.
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A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and parasites.
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The comparison of the structure (anatomy) of one animal or plant with the structure of a different animal or plant.
Read definitionfamilial isolated hyperparathyroidism
A rare inherited condition in which one or more tumors form in the parathyroid glands (four pea-sized organs found on the thyroid) and cause them to make too much parathyroid hormone.
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Overactive parathyroid glands pulling calcium out of bone and into the blood, often found on a routine test before symptoms appear.
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A bacterial enzyme pressed into service as a drug, exploiting one thing leukemia cells cannot do that healthy cells can.
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A drug used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
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A drug used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
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In botany, a plant that gets food from a host but also contains chlorophyll and is capable of photosynthesis.
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Known as paracetamol outside the United States, and present in so many combination products that a total intake is easy to lose track of.
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A single antibody churned out in bulk by one clone of cells, showing up as a narrow spike on a laboratory trace.
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A clear, tasteless liquid distilled from crude oil, used to soften skin and to slide stool through the bowel.
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A semi-solid jelly refined from crude oil that seals water into skin without supplying any of its own.
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A greasy blend of mineral waxes and oils that seals water into the skin rather than adding any moisture itself.
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PTH is a hormone that raises blood calcium by acting on bone, kidney, and the intestine, with abnormal levels signaling gland disease.
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Roughly a fifth of adult sleep, returning in longer and longer bouts so that it dominates the last hours before waking.
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