The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
exophthalmic goiter — n GRAVES DISEASE * * * goiter accompanied by protrusion of the eyeballs, as in Graves orbitopathy. Called also diffuse toxic g … Medical dictionary
exophthalmic goiter — n. a disease of unknown cause characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, overproduction of the thyroid hormone, and abnormal protrusion of the eyeballs … English World 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
exophthalmic goiter — disorder of the thyroid gland often causing bulging of the eyeballs … English contemporary dictionary
goiter — /goy teuhr/, n. Pathol. an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, esp. hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet. Also, esp. Brit., goitre. Cf. exophthalmic … Universalium
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
goiter, exophthalmic — The physical symptoms often associated with Grave s disease or thyrotoxicosis, with an inflamed, sometimes enlarged thyroid gland and, most noticeably, protruding eyes … Herbal-medical glossary
