exophthalmic goitre

British

noun

Also called: Graves' disease. a form of hyperthyroidism characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, protrusion of the eyeballs, increased basal metabolic rate, and weight loss

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Last week Dr. John Theodore King of Baltimore argued that at least exophthalmic goitre is intimately connected with chronic tonsillitis.

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The difficulty is especially perplexing in the case of exophthalmic goitre.

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An unfailing test for exophthalmic goitre is the basal metabolism rate, measured by a simple breathing machine.

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Anesthesia per rectum by ether with olive oil, particularly useful where exophthalmic goitre makes a patient nervous.

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Pigmentation of the skin occurs in many conditions—-as in normal pregnancy, uterine fibroids, abdominal growths, certain cases of heart disease, exophthalmic goitre, &c., and after the prolonged use of certain drugs—-as arsenic and silver.

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