exophthalmic hyperthyroidism

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• exophthalmic goitre — noun A form of hyperthyroidism marked by exophthalmia and swelling of the thyroid gland • • • Main Entry: ↑exophthalmia …   Useful english dictionary

• exophthalmic goiter — noun exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs • Syn: ↑Graves disease • Hypernyms: ↑hyperthyroidism, ↑thyrotoxicosis, ↑exophthalmos, ↑autoimmune disease, ↑autoimmune disorder …   Useful english dictionary

• exophthalmic goiter — Pathol. enlargement of the thyroid gland accompanied by exophthalmos, usually due to hyperthyroidism. [1875 80] * * * …   Universalium

• exophthalmic goiter — noun hyperthyroidism accompanied by protrusion of the eyeballs Syn: Graves disease …   Wiktionary

• hyperthyroidism —   n. excessive thyroid activity, resulting in exophthalmic goitre …   Dictionary of difficult words

• exophthalmos — exophthalmic, adj. /ek sof thal meuhs, mos/, n. Pathol. protrusion of the eyeball from the orbit, caused by disease, esp. hyperthyroidism, or injury. Also, exophthalmus /ek sof thal meuhs/, exophthalmia /ek sof thal mee euh/. [1870 75; < NL < Gk… …   Universalium

• Graves' disease — Classification and external resources Photo showing the classic finding of proptosis and lid retraction in Graves disease ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

• Graves disease — or toxic diffuse goitre or exophthalmic goitre Most common type of hyperthyroidism (oversecretion of thyroid hormone), usually with goitre and exophthalmos (eyeball protrusion). Increased thyroid hormone levels result in increased cardiac output …   Universalium

• Goitre — Classification and external resources ICD 10 E01 E05 ICD 9 …   Wikipedia

• goiter — A chronic enlargement of the thyroid gland, not due to a neoplasm, occurring endemically in certain localities, especially regions where glaciation occurred and the soil is low in iodine, and sporadically elsewhere. SYN: struma (1). [Fr. from L.… …   Medical dictionary

• Diffuse toxic goiter — Graves disease, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism (overactivity of the thyroid gland), with generalized diffuse overactivity ( toxicity ) of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a goiter. There are three clinical components …   Medical dictionary