Definitions for hypothyroidismˌhaɪ pəˈθaɪ rɔɪˌdɪz əm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
hy•po•thy•roid•ismˌhaɪ pəˈθaɪ rɔɪˌdɪz əm(n.)
deficient activity of the thyroid gland.
Category: Pathology
the condition produced by a deficiency of thyroid secretion, resulting in goiter, myxedema, and, in children, cretinism.
Category: Pathology
Origin of hypothyroidism:
1900–05
hy`po•thy′roid(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
hypothyroidism(noun)
an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones
Wiktionary
hypothyroidism(Noun)
The disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Hypothyroidism
A syndrome that results from abnormally low secretion of THYROID HORMONES from the THYROID GLAND, leading to a decrease in BASAL METABOLIC RATE. In its most severe form, there is accumulation of MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES in the SKIN and EDEMA, known as MYXEDEMA.
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