See Also: hypoplasia of the thymus and parathyroids(medicine)
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parathyroids, hypoplasia of the thymusand (medicine) and surge 1, verb (oh)


parathyroids, hypoplasia of the thymusand (medicine)


parathyroids, hypoplasia of the thymusand


Also known as the digeorge syndrome (dgs), this disorder is characterised by (1) low blood calcium levels (hypocalcaemia) due to underdevelopment (hypoplasia) of the parathyroid glands which control calcium; (2) underdevelopment (hypoplasia) of the thymus, an organ behind the breastbone in which lymphocytes mature and multiply; and (3) defects of the heart involving the outflow tracts from the heart. most cases of dgs are due to a microdeletion in chromosome band 22q11.2. A small number of cases have defects in Other chromosomes, notably 10p13. Named after the american paediatric endocrinologist angelo digeorge. Another name for dgs is the third and fourth pharyngeal pouch syndrome.


surge 1, verb (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: sourge-, the stem of sourdre 'to rise, surge', from Latin surgere 'to go right up, rise', from sub- 'up' + regere 'to lead straight']
[always + adverb/preposition] to suddenly move very quickly in a particular direction
surge forward/through etc
::The taxi surged forward.
::The crowd surged through the gates.
also surge up
if a feeling surges or surges up, you begin to feel it very strongly
::She could feel anger surging inside her.
[usually + adverb/preposition] if a large amount of a liquid, electricity, chemical etc surges, it moves very quickly and suddenly
::A wave surged up towards them.
::Adrenalin surged through her veins.
to suddenly increase
-synonym shoot up shoot up
::Oil prices surged.