HYPOPARATHYROIDISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypoparathyroidism mean? 

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

1. inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPOPARATHYROIDISM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

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

Antonym:

hyperparathyroidism (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))

 Context examples 

If you do not have enough PTH, you have hypoparathyroidism.

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

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

(Parathyroid Gland Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

PTH defects cause familial isolated hypoparathyroidism.

(Parathyroid hormone, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include hyperparathyroidism and hypoparathyroidism.

(Non-Neoplastic Parathyroid Gland Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutation of the gene is associated with hypoparathyroidism with sensorineural deafness and renal dysplasia (Barakat syndrome).

(GATA3 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The range of endocrinopathies includes hypoparathyroidism, adrenal insufficiency, hypogonadism, type 1 diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism.

(Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)