GRAVES' DISEASE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

exophthalmic goiter; Graves' disease

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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)

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