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hyperthyroid

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[hahy-per-thahy-roid] / ˌhaɪ pərˈθaɪ rɔɪd /

adjective

Pathology.
  1. of, relating to, or having hyperthyroidism.

  2. characterized by extreme intensity, emotionalism, or lack of restraint.

    hyperthyroid journalism.


Etymology

Origin of hyperthyroid

First recorded in 1915–20; hyper- + thyroid

Example Sentences

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Graves’ disease is one example of a hyperthyroid condition.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

While in reality she stood just over five feet tall, even today, she’s frequently depicted “as a hyperthyroid Amazon of nearly six feet, who required ‘policemen seven feet high’ to handle her.”

From Slate Sep. 7, 2021

In Graves’ disease, the hyperthyroid state results from an autoimmune reaction in which antibodies overstimulate the follicle cells of the thyroid gland.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

Beltran, who is expected to miss the first month of the season, said it would not be the same without Reyes in the lineup, and he knows how frustrated he is over his hyperthyroid condition.

From New York Times Mar. 13, 2010

In consequence there has been described the hyperpituitary face, and the hyperthyroid face, the subthyroid face and the subpituitary face, the adrenal face, the eunuchoid face and the ovarian face and also the thymic.

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Louis Berman M.D.

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