{"id":17829,"date":"2026-01-17T07:49:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/4botany.appscodestudio.com\/?p=17829"},"modified":"2026-01-17T07:49:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:49:35","slug":"key-terms-84","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/4botany.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/key-terms-84\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>antithyroid drugs<br>inhibit the thyroid hormone so that the body can maintain normal thyroid homeostasis<br>bisphosphonates<br>pyrophosphate analogues that inhibit bone resorption and increase bone density<br>calcimimetics<br>drugs that mimic the action of calcium in the parathyroid glands or other tissues<br>calcitonin<br>a hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that lowers blood calcium<br>Chvostek sign<br>a twitch of the facial muscles that occurs with gentle tapping of the cheek and in front of the ear<br>dihydroxyvitamin D3<br>an active form of vitamin D3 that increases uptake of calcium absorption in the intestine<br>endocrine glands<br>glands within the endocrine system that release hormones to control processes that occur within the body<br>goiter<br>an abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland<br>Graves\u2019 disease<br>an immune disorder that results in the overproduction of thyroid hormones<br>Hashimoto thyroiditis<br>an autoimmune disorder that involves chronic inflammation of the thyroid gland, resulting in hypothyroidism<br>iodine<br>a mineral that the body needs to produce thyroid hormones<br>iodotyrosine<br>an iodo-derivative of tyrosine that acts as an intermediary in the biosynthesis of thyroid hormone<br>myxedema coma<br>a rare life-threatening condition caused by advanced hypothyroidism that affects the body\u2019s temperature, growth, heart rate, and metabolism<br>organification<br>the biochemical process that takes place in the thyroid gland, involving the incorporation of iodine into thyroglobulin for the production of thyroid hormone<br>osteoclast<br>a large multinucleated cell responsible for the dissolution and absorption of bone<br>osteonecrosis<br>the death of bone tissue due to a lack of blood supply<br>osteoporosis<br>a condition that leads to the loss of bone mass, which thereby weakens bone<br>Paget\u2019s disease<br>a disease that disrupts the body\u2019s normal bone recycling process of replacing old bone tissue with new bone tissue<br>parathyroid hormone (PTH)<br>a peptide hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands that regulates serum calcium within the body<br>thyroglobulin<br>a protein present in the thyroid gland from which thyroid hormones are synthesized<br>thyroid drugs<br>drugs that replace the thyroid hormone so that the body can maintain its normal function<br>thyroid gland<br>a butterfly-shaped gland located in front of the neck below the voice box that is responsible for metabolism and iodine homeostasis within the body<br>thyroid storm (thyrotoxic crisis)<br>a rare life-threatening condition that occurs when the thyroid gland releases too much thyroid hormone<br>thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)<br>a hormone that stimulates the production of thyroxine and triiodothyronine; also known as thyrotropin<br>thyroxine (T4)<br>a hormone released by the thyroid gland that contains iodine and that increases the rate of chemical reactions within cells<br>triiodothyronine (T3)<br>a hormone released by the thyroid gland that plays a role in controlling the body\u2019s metabolic rate, heart and digestive functions, muscle control, brain development and function, and bone maintenance<br>Trousseau sign<br>an involuntary contraction of the muscles in the hand and wrist<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>antithyroid drugsinhibit the thyroid hormone so that the body can maintain normal thyroid homeostasisbisphosphonatespyrophosphate analogues that inhibit bone resorption and increase bone densitycalcimimeticsdrugs that mimic the action of calcium in the parathyroid glands or other tissuescalcitonina hormone secreted by the thyroid gland that lowers blood calciumChvostek signa twitch of the facial muscles that occurs with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-thyroid-and-parathyroid-disorder-drugs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/4botany.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/4botany.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/4botany.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4botany.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4botany.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17829"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/4botany.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17830,"href":"https:\/\/4botany.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17829\/revisions\/17830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/4botany.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4botany.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/4botany.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}