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Answer for the clue "Usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease ", 13 letters:
hypercalcemia

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. (context medicine English) The presence of an unusually high concentration of calcium in the blood n. (context medicine English) The presence of an unusually high concentration of calcium in the blood

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease [syn: hypercalcaemia ] [ant: hypocalcemia ]

Usage examples of hypercalcemia.

Her case sounded as if she had a form of hypercalcemia, which was manifested by any number of diseases ranging from rickets and steomalacia to chronic hypertrophic arthritis.