Medical Terminology / Unit 13 MedTerm 0855 short lesson, about 20 seconds
parathyroid/o: Parathyroid
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The idea
The combining form parathyroid slash o names the parathyroid glands, lying beside the thyroid.
In practice
There are usually four parathyroid glands.
Where people slip
The prefix para places these beside the thyroid. They are separate glands with separate functions.
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