| 单词 |
hyperthyroidism |
| 释义 |
hyperˈthyroidism Med.
[f. hyper- 5 + thyroid a. (n.) + -ism.]
A condition in which the thyroid gland produces more hormone than normal, resulting in an increased rate of metabolism, often with wasting of muscle and loss of weight together with restlessness and emotional instability.
1900Dorland Med. Dict. 311/1 Hyperthyroidism. 1909G. Dock in Osler & McCrae Syst. Med. VI. xvii. 431 Hyperthyroidism..seems to be the cause of the exophthalmos. 1912Med. Ann. 3 Sleeplessness following..fevers, hyperthyroidism, and hysteria. 1961L. Martin Clinical Endocrinol. (ed. 3) i. 22 A goitre and signs of mild hyperthyroidism are not uncommon [in gigantism]. 1970S. Grollman Human Body (ed. 2) xvi. 507 The most common form of hyperthyroidism, resulting from a diffuse increase in thyroid tissue, is known as exophthalmic goiter, Graves' disease, or Basedow's disease.
Hence hyperˈthyroid, -thyˈroidic adjs.
1916Internat. Jrnl. Surg. XXIX. 312 (heading) The etiology of the exophthalmos in hyperthyroid goitre. 1916Med. Times (N.Y.) 7 July 207/1 An impression is given by the hypothyroidic eye which is just the reverse of that made by the typical hyperthyroidic, or exophthalmic organ. 1968Listener 18 July 70/1, I had recently been diagnosed as hyperthyroidic. 1971N. R. Alpert Cardiac Hypertrophy 55 The pumping function of the hyperthyroid heart. |
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