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corrective(dictionary)
corrective 1, adjective(dictionary)
orthodontics, corrective(medicine)
corrective 2, noun(dictionary)
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Parathyroid(medicine)
parathyroid(dictionary)
parathyroid gland(encyclopedia)

Parathyroid glands (health) and corrective (medicine)


Parathyroid glands (health)


Located in front of the neck, below the larynx (voice box). The parathyroid glands play a role in the regulation of the body's calcium balance.





corrective (medicine)


corrective


1. Counteracting, modifying, or changing what is injurious.

2. A drug that modifies or corrects an undesirable or injurious effect of another drug.

Synonym: corrigent.

Origin: L. Cor-rigo (conr-), pp. -rectus, to set right, fr. Rego, to keep straight