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Definition of Hyperthyroid
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Hyperthyroid
1. Excess of thyroid hormone resulting from an overactive thyroid gland (or taking too much thyroid hormone). (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperthyroid
Literary usage of Hyperthyroid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Oxford Medicine by Henry Asbury Christian, James Mackenzie (1920)
"Toxic Goiter and hyperthyroid States Toxic goiter and other hyperthyroid types of
... hyperthyroid patients should not expose themselves too suddenly to ..."
2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"The most common type of thyroid dysfunction was a transient hyperthyroid phase
as seen in 7 women. A significant increase by 20-30% in mean thyroid volume ..."
3. Neurological Bulletin by Frederick Tilney, Columbia University Dept. of Neurology, Columbia University, Dept. of Neurology (1921)
"hyperthyroid states are not of necessity constant. Indeed, their variability
frequently is a function of the resultant of the activities projected by the ..."
4. Recitation as a Factor in Memorizing by Arthur Irving Gates (1922)
"Endowed with exquisite sensibility the hyperthyroid feels joys and griefs deeply;
offenses and wrongs do not pass without a long and profound repercussion ..."
5. The Morphologic Aspect of Intelligence by Sante Naccarati (1921)
"Endowed with exquisite sensibility the hyperthyroid feels joys and griefs deeply;
offenses and wrongs do not pass without a long and profound repercussion ..."
6. The Thyroid Gland by Cleveland Clinic Foundation, George Washington Crile (1922)
"In the sera from hyperthyroid cases color appearance and development are manifested
... The time relations between hypothyroid, normal, and hyperthyroid ..."
7. Medical gynecology by Samuel Wyllis Bandler (1914)
"In the hyperthyroid cases the premenstrual annoyances are brought out in the ...
In some of the hyperthyroid cases small doses of opium and belladonna are ..."
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