Definition of Thyrotoxicosis

1. Noun. An overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones.

Exact synonyms: Hyperthyroidism
Generic synonyms: Adenosis, Gland Disease, Glandular Disease, Glandular Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Exophthalmic Goiter, Graves' Disease
Terms within: Exophthalmos
Antonyms: Hypothyroidism

Definition of Thyrotoxicosis

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Medical Definition of Thyrotoxicosis

1. The condition resulting from presentation to the tissues of excessive quantities of the thyroid hormones, whether the excess results from overproduction by the thyroid gland (as in Graves disease), originated outside the thyroid or is due to loss of storage function and leakage from the gland. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thyrotoxicosis

thyropharyngeal
thyropharyngeal part of inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
thyroplasty
thyroprival
thyroprivia
thyroprivic
thyroprotein
thyroprotein
thyroptosis
thyrostatic
thyrotomy
thyrotoxic
thyrotoxic
thyrotoxicoses
thyrotoxicosis (current term)
thyrotoxicosis (current term)
thyrotoxic coma
thyrotoxic complement-fixation factor
thyrotoxic crisis
thyrotoxic encephalopathy
thyrotoxic heart disease
thyrotoxic myopathy
thyrotoxic serum
thyrotoxin
thyrotroph
thyrotrophic
thyrotrophic
thyrotrophic hormone
thyrotrophic releasing hormone
thyrotrophin

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