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A condition usually caused by excessive production of thyroid hormone and characterized by an enlarged thyroid gland, protrusion of the eyeballs, a rapid heartbeat, and nervous excitability. Also called exophthalmic goiter.
[After Robert James Graves (1797–1853), Irish physician.]
A condition usually caused by excessive thyroid hormone and characterized by an enlarged thyroid gland, protrusion of eyeballs, a rapid heartbeat, and nervous excitability. Also called Basedow's disease, Parry's disease.
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs
Synonym: exophthalmic goiter
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