noun
parafollicular cell
Medical term for the cells in the thyroid gland that produce calcitonin; also called C cells.
傍濾胞細胞はカルシトニンを分泌する。
Parafollicular cells secrete calcitonin.
Compound of 傍 (beside), 濾胞 (follicle), and 細胞 (cell), describing their location next to thyroid follicles.