Meanings
nounhypoparathyroidism (countable and uncountable, plural hypoparathyroidisms)
plural hypoparathyroidisms
Synonyms & antonyms
noundeficiency of parathyroid hormone.
Opposite
More synonyms by meaning
nouninadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood
Opposite
Broader
glandular diseasegland diseaseglandular disorder
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
- Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
- Englishhypo-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Hellenic*pərai
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
- Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
- Englishpara-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
- Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
- New Latinthyreoīdēs
- Englishthyroid
- Englishparathyroid
- Englishhypoparathyroidism
From hypo- + parathyroid + -ism.
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APA
hypoparathyroidism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoparathyroidism
MLA
“hypoparathyroidism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoparathyroidism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypoparathyroidism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypoparathyroidism.
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