HASHIMOTO'S DISEASE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland; most common in middle-aged women

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("Hashimoto's disease" is a kind of...):

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)

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