HYPOPARATHYROIDISM

n.

Pronunciation: ' h ī -p ō - ˌ pa-r ə - ' th ī - ˌ ro ̇ i- ˌ di-z ə m

Function: noun

Date: 1910

: deficiency of parathyroid hormone in the body also : the resultant abnormal state marked by low serum calcium and a tendency to chronic tetany