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nounthe organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation
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- hyperparathyroidism excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; can affect many systems of the body (especially causing bone resorption and osteoporosis)
- hypercalcemia the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease
- resorb undergo resorption
- reabsorb undergo resorption
- thyrocalcitonin thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
- hypercalciuria the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis
- hypercalcinuria the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis
- calcitonin thyroid hormone that tends to lower the level of calcium in the blood plasma and inhibit resorption of bone
- hypercalcaemia the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease
- osteoclast cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue