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
Researchers at the California Department of Toxic Substances Control recently identified more than 70 different compounds that seem to be present in especially high concentrations in hyperthyroid cats.
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
In consequence there has been described the hyperpituitary face, and the hyperthyroid face, the subthyroid face and the subpituitary face, the adrenal face, the eunuchoid face and the ovarian face and also the thymic.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Louis Berman M.D.
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