thyrotoxicosis

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noun

The medical condition caused by the state of raised levels of thyroid hormone.

Similar
hyperthyroidism
OriginEnglish toxicosis ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
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Meanings

nounthyrotoxicosis (countable and uncountable, plural thyrotoxicoses)

plural thyrotoxicoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe medical condition caused by the state of raised levels of thyroid hormone.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones

Similar
hyperthyroidism
Broader
glandular diseasegland diseaseglandular disorder
Also see
hyperthyroidism

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Englishthyroid
  12. Englishthyro-
  13. Ancient Greekτόξον (tóxon)
  14. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  15. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  16. Latintoxicum
  17. Latintoxicu
  18. Frenchtoxique
  19. Englishtoxic
  20. Englishtoxicosis
  21. Englishthyrotoxicosis

From thyro- + toxicosis.

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Chicago

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