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thyrotoxicosis

American  
[thahy-roh-tok-si-koh-sis] / ˌθaɪ roʊˌtɒk sɪˈkoʊ sɪs /

noun

Pathology.

  1. Graves' disease.

thyrotoxicosis British  
/ ˌθaɪrəʊˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs /

noun

  1. another name for hyperthyroidism

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Etymology

Origin of thyrotoxicosis

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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