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thyrotoxicosis

[thahy-roh-tok-si-koh-sis]

noun

Pathology.

  1. Graves' disease.

thyrotoxicosis

/ ˌθaɪrəʊˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. another name for hyperthyroidism

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Word History and Origins

Origin of thyrotoxicosis1

First recorded in 1915–20; thyro- + toxicosis
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It was my thyroid, the GP said: it was overactive, and I had thyrotoxicosis.

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