A higher than normal level may be due to a number of health conditions. 1  Common causes include: 2  Being on bed rest for a long time. 3  Consuming too much calcium or vitamin D. 4  Hyperparathyroidism (parathyroid glands make too much of their hormone; often associated with a low vitamin D level).
Definition of 'coup de grace'. coup de grace (ku dÉ grÉs ) A coup de grace is an action or event which finally destroys something, for example, an institution, which has been gradually growing weaker. Irving Kristol delivered the coup de grace in a letter dated June 12: they had decided to reject the proposal.
The coup de grace came on her last day of shooting. If not a coup de grace, it would be a real body blow if the Yankees were to leave. Eager to apply the coup de grace to the free-market position, Fallows adds a new twist to the old arguments. That was the coup de grace to my lingering Christianity; I knew I would never be a Christian again. Hibben doubts that acid rain is setting up the trees for a coup de grace administered by the fungus.