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exophthalmic goitre

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noun

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

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The physiological mechanism which produces exophthalmic goitre remains a medical puzzle.

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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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But neither pop eyes nor big neck are essential symptoms of exophthalmic goitre.

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It is usually a prominent feature in the affection known as Graves’ disease or exophthalmic goitre.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

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