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The excessive production of hormones by the thyroid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The pathological condition resulting from these excess hormones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hypothyroidism
Broader terms: dysthyroidism
an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thyrotoxicosis
Antonyms: hypothyroidism
Broader terms: glandular disease, gland disease, glandular disorder, adenosis
Narrower terms: Graves' disease, exophthalmic goiter
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Hellenic *hupér Ancient Greek ῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér) Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)der. English hyper- Proto-Indo-European *dhwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *thurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English hyperthyroidism From hyper- + thyroid + -ism.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
甲狀腺機能亢進 /甲状腺机能亢进
(jiǎzhuàngxiàn jīnéng kàngjìn)
— excessive production of hormones by the thyroid
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Chinese Mandarin:
甲亢
(jiǎkàng)
— excessive production of hormones by the thyroid
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Estonian:
kilpnäärme ületalitlus
— excessive production of hormones by the thyroid
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Estonian:
hüpertüreoos
— excessive production of hormones by the thyroid
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Finnish:
kilpirauhasen liikatoiminta
— excessive production of hormones by the thyroid
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Irish:
hipirtíoróideacht
— excessive production of hormones by the thyroid
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Polish:
nadczynność tarczycy
— excessive production of hormones by the thyroid
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Russian:
гипертирео́з
(gipertireóz)
— excessive production of hormones by the thyroid
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Spanish:
hipertiroidismo
— excessive production of hormones by the thyroid
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Swedish:
hypertyreos
— excessive production of hormones by the thyroid
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Tagalog:
bosyo
— excessive production of hormones by the thyroid
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Catalan:
hipertiroïdisme
— pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones
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Chinese Mandarin:
甲狀腺機能亢進 /甲状腺机能亢进
(jiǎzhuàngxiàn jīnéng kàngjìn)
— pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones
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Chinese Mandarin:
甲亢
(jiǎkàng)
— pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones
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Czech:
hypertyreóza
— pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones
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Finnish:
kilpirauhasen liikatoiminta
— pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones
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Finnish:
hypertyreoosi
— pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones
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French:
hyperthyroïdie
— pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones
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Hungarian:
pajzsmirigy-túlműködés
— pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones
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Irish:
hipirtíoróideacht
— pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones
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Polish:
nadczynność tarczycy
— pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones
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Russian:
гипертирео́з
(gipertireóz)
— pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones
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Spanish:
hipertiroidismo
— pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones
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Swedish:
hypertyreos
— pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones
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Tagalog:
bosyo
— pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones