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HYPERPARATHYROIDISM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; can affect many systems of the body (especially causing bone resorption and osteoporosis)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hyperparathyroidism" is a kind of...):

adenosis; gland disease; glandular disease; glandular disorder (a disorder of the glands of the body)

Antonym:

hypoparathyroidism (inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood)

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 Context examples: 

Oncogenic RET mutations are associated with Hirschsprung's disease, Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, pheochromocytoma, hyperparathyroidism and medullary thyroid cancer.

(Oncogene RET, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called familial isolated hyperparathyroidism.

(FIHP, NCI Dictionary)

Secondary hyperparathyroidism is caused by the chronic stimulation of the parathyroid glands in patients with chronic renal failure, rickets, and malabsorption syndromes.

(Hyperparathyroidism, NCI Thesaurus)