hyperthyroidism

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ thyroid +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

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

Noun

hyperthyroidism (countable and uncountable, plural hyperthyroidisms)

(medicine) The excessive production of hormones by the thyroid.
(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

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