hyperparathyroidism
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- noun
- /ˌhaɪpərˌpærəˈθaɪrɔɪdɪzəm/
- Specialized
- The doctor diagnosed her with hyperparathyroidism after tests showed elevated calcium levels in her blood.
- primary hyperparathyroidism
- patients with hyperparathyroidism
- surgery for hyperparathyroidism
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Examples
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Wang reviewed the records of 1,300 patients with hyperparathyroidism who were seen over a 60-year period.
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Our patient was tested for hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcemia only during her second episode.
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The initial treatment of brown tumor involves control of hyperparathyroidism, regardless of whether it is primary or secondary.
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Most patients with hyperparathyroidism are asymptomatic, as was our patient.
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Laboratory evaluation revealed that the patient had primary hyperparathyroidism.
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Of the 62 patients whose cases we reviewed, 55 had primary hyperparathyroidism.
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The initial treatment involves the correction of hyperparathyroidism, which usually leads to tumor regression.
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Hyperparathyroidism should always be investigated by laboratory tests because most affected patients are asymptomatic.
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Nottingham et al. reported the results of bilateral exploration in 73 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
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Approximately 80% of all cases of primary hyperparathyroidism are attributable to parathyroid adenoma.
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Antonyms
- Specialized
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A condition in which small glands in the neck make too little hormone, causing low blood calcium
Surface Forms
Morphology
hyperparathyroidism = hyperparathyroid (opaque) = hyper + para + thyroid + ism
Adding -ism to the technical adjective is a regular condition-forming pattern, but the base word itself is specialized.
Etymology
Hyperparathyroidism breaks into parts: hyper- 'too much' like in hyperactive, para- 'near', and thyroid, the gland in the neck. So it means the parathyroid glands near the thyroid make 'too much' hormone and cause high calcium in the blood.