Associations to the word «Hyperthyroidism»

Wiktionary

HYPERTHYROIDISM, noun. (medicine) The excessive production of hormones by the thyroid.
HYPERTHYROIDISM, noun. (pathology) The pathological condition resulting from these excess hormones.

Dictionary definition

HYPERTHYROIDISM, noun. An overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones.

Wise words

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