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ˌhyperparaˈthyroidism Med.
[f. hyper- 5 + parathyroid + -ism.]
A condition in which there is an abnormally high level of parathyroid hormone in the blood, resulting in the loss of calcium from the bones, which become brittle.
1917C. Voegtlin in Surg., Gynecol. & Obstetr. XXV. 249 A condition which might justly be termed hyperparathyroidism is unknown at the present time. 1948Albright & Reifenstein Parathyroid Glands iii. 67 It is a fact, however, that one may have severe hyperparathyroidism and show no clinical, roentgenological, or histological evidence of bone disease... For all practical purposes, it usually comes down to whether or not the patient drinks milk. 1966Wright & Symmers Systemic Path. II. xxxii. 1127/1 Secondary hyperparathyroidism occurs when more parathyroid hormone is required by the body than under normal circumstances. 1971Rimoin & Schimke Genetic Disorders Endocrine Glands iv. 87 The symptoms of primary hyperparathyroidism are essentially those of hypercalcemia.
Hence ˌhyperparaˈthyroid a., of or having hyperparathyroidism.
1961Lancet 16 Sept. 641/1 Hyperparathyroid bone disease was the first form of the disorder to be recognised. 1966Wright & Symmers Systemic Path. II. xxxii. 1130/1 ‘Parathyroid poisoning’ is a term that has been applied to the sudden increase in the extent of metastatic calcification of organs..when a high calcium diet is forced on the hyperparathyroid patient. |