HYPERPARATHYROIDISM as NOUN

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)
   Hypernyms(s) hyperparathyroidism is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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   Antonym(s)
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