Associations to the word «Hyperparathyroidism»

Wiktionary

HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, noun. (medicine) An abnormal increase in parathyroid gland activity

Dictionary definition

HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, noun. 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).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats