pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism

Etymology

From pseudo- (“false”) +‎ pseudohypoparathyroidism.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsjuː.dəʊˌsjuː.dəʊˌhaɪ.pəʊ.pæɹ.əˈθaɪ.ɹɔɪd.ɪzəm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌsuː.doʊˌsuː.doʊˌhaɪ.poʊ.pæɹ.əˈθaɪ.ɹɔɪd.ɪzəm/

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• Hyphenation: pseu‧do‧pseu‧do‧hy‧po‧par‧a‧thy‧roid‧ism

Noun

pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A mild inherited condition in which the sufferer has symptoms similar to those of pseudohypoparathyroidism.
   • 2007, Dominique N. Long, Sarah McGuire, Michael A. Levine, Lee S. Weinstein, Emily L. Germain-Lee, Body Mass Index Differences in Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1a Versus Pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism May Implicate Paternal Imprinting of Gαs in the Development of Human Obesity, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Volume 92, no. 3, pages 1073-1079,

     Because Gαs is paternally imprinted in certain hormone target tissues, maternal inheritance of AHO leads to multihormone resistance [pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a (PHP1a)], whereas paternal inheritance leads to AHO alone [pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism (pseudoPHP)]. Classically, the obesity in AHO is described as occurring similarly in both conditions.