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EXOPHTHALMIC GOITER

• EXOPHTHALMIC GOITER (noun)
The noun EXOPHTHALMIC GOITER has 1 sense:

1. exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs

Familiarity information: EXOPHTHALMIC GOITER used as a noun is very rare.

• EXOPHTHALMIC GOITER (noun)

Sense 1

exophthalmic goiter ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

exophthalmic goiter; Graves' disease

Hypernyms ("exophthalmic goiter" is a kind of...):

hyperthyroidism; thyrotoxicosis (an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones)

autoimmune disease; autoimmune disorder (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)

exophthalmos (protrusion of the eyeball from the socket)

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