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
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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012