/ Dictionary / Index P parathyroid: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: par•a•thy•roid Pronunciation: (par"u-thī'roid), [key] — Anat. Anat. —adj. situated near the thyroid gland. —n. See Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: parathyroid (Thesaurus) Para-thor-mone parathyroidectomy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language