hypothyroidism
Americannoun
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deficient activity of the thyroid gland.
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the condition produced by a deficiency of thyroid secretion, resulting in goiter, myxedema, and, when untreated in children, intellectual disability.
noun
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insufficient production of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland
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any disorder, such as cretinism or myxoedema, resulting from this
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An abnormality of the thyroid gland characterized by insufficient production of thyroid hormone, which can result in a decreased basal metabolic rate, causing weight gain and fatigue.
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Compare hyperthyroidism
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For instance, a mass spectrometer can measure hormone levels in the blood of someone with hypothyroidism.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2024
Perusquia had been the first doctor to explain her hypothyroidism and why she needed to take a thyroid medication to regulate the condition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Feeling unusually cold, along with others symptoms like fatigue, can accompany hypothyroidism.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2023
Called THRA-related congenital hypothyroidism, it is one of the disorders which will be included in the new genetic test.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2022
There are, too, individuals in whom hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism are mixed, or rather alternate.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.
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