Term: 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)
Candidate hypernym: glandular disease: a disorder of the glands of the body → 1
Candidate hypernym: lift: one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot → 0
Candidate hypernym: stripe: a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background → 0
Candidate hypernym: camomile tea: tea-like drink made from camomile leaves and flowers → 0
Candidate hypernym: speculator: someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts → 0
Candidate hypernym: weapon: a means of persuading or arguing → 0
Candidate hypernym: homework: preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home) → 0
Candidate hypernym: cutter: a cutting implement; a tool for cutting → 0
Candidate hypernym: giant panda: large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: roundel: English form of rondeau having three triplets with a refrain after the first and third → 0
Candidate hypernym: adenovirus: any of a group of viruses including those that in humans cause upper respiratory infections or infectious pinkeye → 0