hyperthyroidism

English

Etymology

From hyper- +‎ thyroid +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪ̯pəˈθaɪ̯ɹɔɪ̯ˌdɪzəm/

Noun

hyperthyroidism (countable and uncountable, plural hyperthyroidisms)

1. (medicine) The excessive production of hormones by the thyroid.
2. (pathology) The pathological condition resulting from these excess hormones.

   Antonym: hypothyroidism

   Hypernym: dysthyroidism

Translations

excessive production of hormones by the thyroid

Chinese: Mandarin: 甲狀腺機能亢進 / 甲状腺机能亢进 (zh) (jiǎzhuàngxiàn jīnéng kàngjìn), 甲亢 (zh) (jiǎkàng) Estonian: kilpnäärme ületalitlus, hüpertüreoos Finnish: kilpirauhasen liikatoiminta Irish: hipirtíoróideacht f Polish: nadczynność tarczycy f Russian: гипертирео́з (ru) m (gipertireóz) Spanish: hipertiroidismo m Swedish: hypertyreos (sv) c Tagalog: bosyo

pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones

Catalan: hipertiroïdisme m Chinese: Mandarin: 甲狀腺機能亢進 / 甲状腺机能亢进 (zh) (jiǎzhuàngxiàn jīnéng kàngjìn), 甲亢 (zh) (jiǎkàng) Czech: hypertyreóza f Finnish: kilpirauhasen liikatoiminta, hypertyreoosi (fi) French: hyperthyroïdie (fr) f Hungarian: pajzsmirigy-túlműködés Irish: hipirtíoróideacht f Polish: nadczynność tarczycy f Russian: гипертирео́з (ru) m (gipertireóz) Spanish: hipertiroidismo m Swedish: hypertyreos (sv) c Tagalog: bosyo

Further reading

• hyperthyroidism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia