exophthalmic goiter
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of exophthalmic goiter
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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In the 19th Century more women than men got ulcers and exophthalmic goiter; since 1900 it has been the other way around, increasingly so.
From Time Magazine Archive
One of my patients, a young girl, had several years before been operated on for exophthalmic goiter.
From Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy by Jackson, Josephine A.
If there is an oversupply of thyroid hormones," continued Craig, "that excess will produce many changes, for instance a condition very much like exophthalmic goiter.
From The War Terror by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)
The tachycardia of a developed exophthalmic goiter is difficult to inhibit.
From Disturbances of the Heart by Osborne, Oliver T. (Oliver Thomas)
In the hyperactivity of the thyroid in exophthalmic goiter one sees a marked tendency to fever, in severe cases there is daily fever.
From Origin and Nature of Emotions by Crile, George W. (Washington)
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