pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism

pseu·do·pseu·do·hy·po·par·a·thy·roid·ism
UK/ˌsjuː.dəʊˌsjuː.dəʊˌhaɪ.pəʊ.pæɹ.əˈθaɪ.ɹɔɪd.ɪzəm/US/ˌsuː.doʊˌsuː.doʊˌhaɪ.poʊ.pæɹ.əˈθaɪ.ɹɔɪd.ɪzəm/

noun

A genetic condition characterized by physical features similar to pseudohypoparathyroidism such as short stature, round facies, and subcutaneous ossifications, but without biochemical abnormalities like calcium or phosphate imbalance, due to normal end-organ responsiveness to parathyroid hormone.

Similar
pseudoPHP
OriginEnglish pseudohypoparathyroidism ← New Latin thyreoīdēs ← Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs) →
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Meanings

nounpseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (plural pseudopseudohypoparathyroidisms, abbreviation PPHP)

plural pseudopseudohypoparathyroidisms · abbreviation PPHP

  1. biologyA genetic condition characterized by physical features similar to pseudohypoparathyroidism such as short stature, round facies, and subcutaneous ossifications, but without biochemical abnormalities like calcium or phosphate imbalance, due to normal end-organ responsiveness to parathyroid hormone.
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    Because Gαs is paternally imprinted in certain hormone target tissues, maternal inheritance of AHO leads to multihormone resistance [pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a (PHP1a)], whereas paternal inheritance leads to AHO alone [pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (pseudoPHP)]. Classically, the obesity in AHO is described as occurring similarly in both conditions.

    2007, Dominique N. Long, Sarah McGuire, Michael A. Levine, Lee S. Weinstein, Emily L. Germain-Lee, Body Mass Index Differences in Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1a Versus Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism May Implicate Paternal Imprinting of Gαs in the Development of Human Obesity: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, volume 92, number 3, pages 1073–1079

    Synonyms: pseudoPHP

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA genetic condition characterized by physical features similar to pseudohypoparathyroidism such as short stature, round facies, and subcutaneous ossifications, but without biochemical abnormalities like calcium or phosphate imbalance, due to normal end-organ responsiveness to parathyroid hormone.

Similar
pseudoPHP

Origin

  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. Englishpseudohypoparathyroidism
  29. Englishpseudopseudohypoparathyroidism

From pseudo- (“false”) + pseudohypoparathyroidism.

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