thyrotoxicosis

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

noun

Pathology.

1. Graves' disease.

thyrotoxicosis

/ ˌθaɪrəʊˌtɒksɪˈkəʊsɪs /

noun

1. another name for hyperthyroidism

Word History and Origins

Origin of thyrotoxicosis¹

First recorded in 1915–20; thyro- + toxicosis