Parathyroid Disease and hyperparathyroidism can be caused by several things... But, most parathyroid problems occur because one parathyroid gland develops into a benign parathyroid tumor. This page describes what causes the parathyroid gland to go bad and grow into a parathyroid tumor (causing hyperparathyroidism).
antecedent noun [C usually pl]. âº something âexisting or âhappening before, esp. as the âcause of an âevent or âsituation: The âbook âdealt with the âhistorical antecedents of the Civil War.
Example Sentences for antecedent. But love is a complacency, and benevolence is but its effect or antecedent. It is not brought about by the presence of antecedent realities. Sir Isaac Newton somewhere lays it down for a rule, never to admit for history what is antecedent to letters. This appears to be the antecedent of the modern country club.