hyperthyroid
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or having hyperthyroidism.
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characterized by extreme intensity, emotionalism, or lack of restraint.
hyperthyroid journalism.
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Origin of hyperthyroid
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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
After a few weeks, he would ask for money for hyperthyroid surgery: “Two thousand dollars. But nobody paid me.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 13, 2020
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
The hyperthyroid type may become sharply exaggerated, almost to the point of mania and psychosis.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Louis Berman M.D.
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