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Hyperparathyroidism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An abnormal increase in parathyroid gland activity. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    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) wordnet

Etymology

From hyper- + parathyroid + -ism.

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