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

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

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

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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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Kennedy followed the staring glance of Whitney's eyes, which seemed almost to pop out of his head, as though he were suffering from the disease exophthalmic goitre.

From Gold of the Gods by Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin)

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