HYPERPARATHYROIDISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hyperparathyroidism mean? 

• HYPERPARATHYROIDISM (noun)
  The noun HYPERPARATHYROIDISM has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: HYPERPARATHYROIDISM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPERPARATHYROIDISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hyperparathyroidism" is a kind of...):

adenosis; gland disease; glandular disease; glandular disorder (a disorder of the glands of the body)

Antonym:

hypoparathyroidism (inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood)

 Context examples 

Representative examples include hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism.

(Non-Neoplastic Parathyroid Gland Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of multiple endocrine neoplasia characterized by a virtually 100% incidence of medullary thyroid carcinoma, a 50% incidence of pheochromocytoma, and a lesser incidence of parathyroid adenomas associated with hyperparathyroidism.

(Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2A, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

If they secrete extra PTH, you have hyperparathyroidism, and your blood calcium rises.

(Parathyroid Disorders, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

It is associated with the symptoms of primary hyperparathyroidism, resulting from the excessive production of parathyroid hormone.

(Parathyroid Gland Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include hyperparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, adenoma, and carcinoma.

(Parathyroid Gland Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

The reactive C-cell hyperplasia is also known as physiological or secondary C-cell hyperplasia and it is associated with conditions that cause hypercalcemia (e.g., hyperparathyroidism).

(C-Cell Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

Hyperparathyroidism occurs in 90% of the cases and is usually the first manifestation of the syndrome.

(Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

It may be primary or secondary; primary hyperparathyroidism is caused by parathyroid adenoma, parathyroid hyperplasia, parathyroid carcinoma, and multiple endocrine neoplasia.

(Hyperparathyroidism, NCI Thesaurus)

Patients with MEN 1 may develop hyperparathyroidism and parathyroid gland adenomas, pituitary gland adenomas, pancreatic islet cell neoplasms, and carcinoid tumors.

(Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

Patients may develop hyperparathyroidism and parathyroid gland adenomas, pituitary gland adenomas, pancreatic islet cell neoplasms, and carcinoid tumors.

(Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1, NCI Thesaurus)