GRAVES' DISEASE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Graves' disease mean? 

• GRAVES' DISEASE (noun)
  The noun GRAVES' DISEASE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: GRAVES' DISEASE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRAVES' DISEASE (noun)

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 ("Graves' disease" 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)