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.
Etymology
Origin of hyperthyroid
Example Sentences
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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
In 2015, a Swedish team found that hyperthyroid cats had significantly higher levels of three types of PBDEs in their blood than healthy cats did.
From New York Times • May 16, 2017
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 typically hyperthyroid and hyperpituitary individuals tend to be thin, as well also as those who have well-functioning or excessively functional interstitial cells.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.
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