Medical Definition of Sick euthyroid syndrome
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Abnormalities in levels of hormones and function tests related to the thyroid gland occurring in patients with severe systemic disease. Thyroid function is actually normal in these patients, and it is uncertain whether treatment of these abnormalities would be beneficial.
Synonym: sick euthyroid syndrome.
(05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sick Euthyroid Syndrome
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