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sensuality(medicine)
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Parathyroid(medicine)
parathyroid(dictionary)
parathyroid gland(medicine)
parathyroid gland(encyclopedia)
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parathyroid hormones(medicine)

parathyroid glands (medicine) and sensuality (iou)


parathyroid glands (medicine)


parathyroid glands


Two small paired endocrine glands in the region of the thyroid gland. They secrete parathyroid hormone and are concerned with the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus.


sensuality (iou)



sensuality noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French sensualite from late Latin sensualitas, formed as SENSUAL: see -ITY.]
The aspect of human Nature concerned with the senses as opp. to the intellect or spirit; man's animal Nature, esp. as the source of sensual appetites and desires. Now rare. ME.
b. Absorption in material things rather than intellectual or spiritual matters. LME-M16.
The pursuit of, or excessive devotion to, physical pleasure or gratification of the senses; sensual self-indulgence. Also (now rare), a sensual indulgence or pleasure. LME.
J. S. Mill In its horror of sensuality, it made an idol of asceticism. Anne Stevenson Physical sensuality was something she actively enjoyed.
b. spec. Sexual activity or excess; lustfulness. LME.