hypoparathyroidism syndrome

hy·po·par·a·thy·roid·ism syn·drome

a syndrome characterized by fatigue, muscular weakness, paresthesia and cramps of the extremities, tetany, and laryngeal stridor; due to hypocalcemia resulting from a lack of parathyroid hormone; may be idiopathic, postoperative, or caused by organic lesions of the parathyroids.

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hy·po·par·a·thy·roid·ism syn·drome

(hīpō-pară-thīroyd-izm sindrōm)

Syndrome characterized by fatigue, muscular weakness, paresthesia and cramps of the extremities, tetany, and laryngeal stridor.

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