See Also: parathyroid osteosis(medicine)
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Parathyroid(medicine)
Parathyroid glands(health)
parathyroid glands(medicine)

parathyroid osteosis (medicine)


parathyroid osteosis -->
osteitis fibrosa cystica


Rarefying osteitis with fibrous degeneration and formation of cysts, and with the presence of fibrous nodules on the affected bones. It is due to marked osteoclastic activity secondary to hyperfunction of the parathyroid glands.