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THYROTOXICOSIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones
Synonyms:
hyperthyroidism; thyrotoxicosis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("thyrotoxicosis" is a kind of...):
adenosis; gland disease; glandular disease; glandular disorder (a disorder of the glands of the body)
Meronyms (parts of "thyrotoxicosis"):
exophthalmos (protrusion of the eyeball from the socket)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thyrotoxicosis"):
exophthalmic goiter; Graves' disease (exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs)
