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11goiter — A chronic enlargement of the thyroid gland, not due to a neoplasm, occurring endemically in certain localities, especially regions where glaciation occurred and the soil is low in iodine, and sporadically elsewhere. SYN: struma (1). [Fr. from L.… …
12hormone — hormonal, hormonic /hawr mon ik, moh nik/, adj. /hawr mohn/, n. 1. Biochem. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues… …
13childhood disease and disorder — Introduction any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence. Childhood is a period typified by change,… …
14Hashimoto disease — ▪ pathology also called Hashimoto thyroiditis, chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, chronic autoimmune thyroiditis , or struma lymphomatosa a noninfectious form of inflammation of the thyroid gland ( thyroiditis). Hashimoto disease… …
15Thyrotoxic Myopathy — (TM) is a neuromuscular disorder that develops due to the overproduction of the thyroid hormone thyroxine. Also known as hyperthyroid myopathy, TM is one of many myopathies that lead to muscle weakness and muscle tissue breakdown. Evidence… …
16Schilddrüse — und Nebenschilddrüsen beim Menschen Die Schilddrüse (lat. Glandula thyr(e)oidea) ist eine Hormondrüse bei den Wirbeltieren. Sie befindet sich bei Säugetieren am Hals unterhalb des Kehlkopfes vor der Luftröhre. Beim Menschen hat sie die …
17hyperthyroidism — An abnormality of the thyroid gland in which secretion of thyroid hormone is usually increased and is no longer under regulatory control of hypothalamic pituitary centers; characterized by a hypermetabolic state, usually with weight loss,… …
18List of dog diseases — This list of dog diseases is a continuously updated selection of diseases and other conditions found in the dog. Some of these diseases are unique to dogs or closely related species, while others are found in other animals, including humans. Not… …
19Cretinism — This article is about the medical condition. For other uses, see Cretin. Congenital iodine deficiency syndrome Classification and external resources ICD 10 E00 ICD 9 …
20Graves disease — or toxic diffuse goitre or exophthalmic goitre Most common type of hyperthyroidism (oversecretion of thyroid hormone), usually with goitre and exophthalmos (eyeball protrusion). Increased thyroid hormone levels result in increased cardiac output …
