| parathyroid p. |
the increase in metastatic calcification of organs, particularly the kidneys, when a high calcium diet is given a patient with hyperparathyroidism.
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| parathyroid t. |
tetany due to removal of the parathyroids.
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| parathyroid-like p. |
a polypeptide with activity like that of parathyroid hormone, causing hypercalcemia; it is produced by tumors of the islet cells and some other organs in type I multiple endocrine neoplasia.
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| parathyroidal |
pertaining to the parathyroid glands.
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| parathyroidectomize |
to excise the parathyroid gland(s).
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