exophthalmic goiter

noun

hyperthyroidism accompanied by protrusion of the eyeballs

Meanings

nounexophthalmic goiter (uncountable)

alternative exophthalmic goitre

  1. uncountablemedicinehyperthyroidism accompanied by protrusion of the eyeballs

    Synonyms: Graves' disease

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhyperthyroidism accompanied by protrusion of the eyeballs

More synonyms by meaning

nounexophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs

Broader
autoimmune diseaseautoimmune disorder

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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