underactive
Americanadjective
adjective
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Origin of underactive
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Laura is 41 and has Down's syndrome, asthma and an underactive thyroid.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2023
Some attributed her symptoms to menopause; others said her thyroid was malfunctioning and prescribed varying amounts of medication to treat fluctuating episodes of underactive or overactive thyroid, which can occur when the gland is inflamed.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2021
Although people often associate underactive — longer and overstretched — muscles with urinary incontinence, experts emphasized that the overactive muscles, which are also weak and not coordinated, could be to blame.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 18, 2021
In another instance, the records that accompanied deBronkart’s mother to a rehabilitation center after a hip replacement incorrectly identified her as having an underactive thyroid when in fact she had an overactive thyroid.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2018
Conversely, in hypercalcemia, a condition characterized by abnormally high levels of calcium, the nervous system is underactive, which results in lethargy, sluggish reflexes, constipation and loss of appetite, confusion, and in severe cases, coma.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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