Thyrotoxicosis Synonyms and Antonyms

thīrō-tŏksĭ-kōsĭs
An overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. hyperthyroidism
Antonyms:
  1. hypothyroidism

Words Related to Thyrotoxicosis

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Thyrotoxicosis Sentence Examples

  • People with hypothyroidism or with thyrotoxicosis treated either surgically or with radioiodine would not be at risk from stable iodine.

  • Atrial fibrillation associated with heart valve disease, valve prosthesis, heart failure, intracardiac thrombus, or thyrotoxicosis.

  • When there are increased levels of thyroid hormone in the blood the patient is said to have thyrotoxicosis.

  • Congenital thyrotoxicosis is due to the passage from the mother to the fetus of maternal immunoglobulins that stimulate the fetal thyroid.

  • Other names for hyperthyroidism, or specific diseases within the category, include Graves' disease, diffuse toxic goiter, Basedow's disease, Parry's disease, and thyrotoxicosis.