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1. hyperparathyroidism
noun. 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).
Synonyms
Etymology
- hyperparathyroidism (English)
- -ism (English)
- hyper- (English)
- ὑπέρ (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- parathyroid (English)
- para- (English)