Etymology

pseudohypoparathyroidism

Today it means: A rare inherited disorder where the body does not respond properly to parathyroid hormone, causing low calcium and high phosphate levels despite high PTH in the blood. Full definition →

English hypoparathyroidism ← New Latin thyreoīdēs ← Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  6. Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
  7. Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
  8. Englishhypo-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  12. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  13. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  14. Englishpara-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  16. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  17. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  18. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  19. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  21. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  22. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  23. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  24. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  25. Englishthyroid
  26. Englishparathyroid
  27. Englishhypoparathyroidism
  28. English todaypseudohypoparathyroidism

From pseudo- + hypoparathyroidism.

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