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.
An antecedent is the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers, understood by the context. The antecedent in the following sample sentence is bolded. The critique of Plato's Republic was written from a contemporary point of view.It was an in-depth analysis of Plato's opinions about possible governmental forms.greement. A pronoun must agree with its antecedent in three ways: 1  Person refers to the quality of being. 2  Number is the quality that distinguishes between singular (one entity) and plural (numerous entities). 3  Gender is the quality that distinguishes the entities as masculine or feminine.