hypoparathyroidism
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- noun
- /ˌhaɪpoʊˌpærəˌθaɪrɔɪdˈɪzəm/
- Specialized
- Her airway, although not normal, had been stable and adequate for her activity level for many years, and her long-standing hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcemia had been treated with 0.25 g of calcitriol and 2.8 g of elemental calcium daily for many years as well.
- permanent hypoparathyroidism
Examples
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The doctor explained that hypoparathyroidism can cause symptoms like muscle cramps and tingling in the fingers.
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The patient was a 50-year-old woman with bilateral laryngeal paralysis and hypoparathyroidism resulting from a thyroidectomy performed more than 30 years previously.
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We recommend that acid-suppressive therapy be used with caution in patients with hypoparathyroidism or hypocalcemia.
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The risk of permanent hypoparathyroidism can lead to fatigue, paresthesias, and irritability.
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No systemic infection or permanent hypoparathyroidism was observed, and no patient required a chest tube or chest incision.
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This was complicated by long-standing hypoparathyroidism and bilateral vocal fold paralysis.
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It would be prudent to avoid PPIs in patients with a history of hypoparathyroidism or, at the very minimum, to use them with caution.
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Operative blood loss was negligible; no systemic infection or permanent hypoparathyroidism was observed, and no patient required a chest tube or chest incision.
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Limiting the extent of neck exploration reduces the incidence of trauma to the normal parathyroids and recurrent nerves and lowers the incidence of permanent hypoparathyroidism to near zero.
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The only warning given about chelation therapy is to point out that chelation therapy is contraindicated in pregnancy, renal failure (the drug is cleared by the kidneys), and hypoparathyroidism (due to its calcium-binding properties).
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Antonyms
- Specialized
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A condition where small neck glands make too much hormone, raising blood calcium
Surface Forms
Morphology
hypoparathyroidism = hypoparathyroid (semi-transparent) = hypo + para + thyroid + ism
The noun is transparently formed with the medical suffix '-ism', but the full meaning depends on specialist knowledge of 'hypoparathyroid' and the parathyroid glands.
Etymology
Hypoparathyroidism breaks into hypo- meaning 'under', parathyroid meaning 'glands beside the thyroid', and -ism meaning 'condition'. So it names the condition when those glands make too little parathyroid hormone, causing low calcium in the blood.