hyperparathyroidism

noun

excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood

Roots

hyperhyper- · Greek · over, excessive parapara- · Greek · beside thyreosthyr- · Greek · shield eidos-oid · Greek · form, shape ismos-ism · Greek · condition

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The word hyperparathyroidism breaks down into 5 roots of Greek origin: hyper-, from Greek hyper (“over, excessive”); para-, from Greek para (“beside”); thyr, from Greek thyreos (“shield”); -oid, from Greek eidos (“form, shape”); and -ism, from Greek ismos (“condition”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.