[ ˌhaʃɪ'məʊtəʊz ]
■ noun an autoimmune disease causing chronic inflammation and consequential failure of the thyroid gland.
Origin
1930s: named after the Japanese surgeon Hakaru Hashimoto .
[ ˌhaʃɪ'məʊtəʊz ]
■ noun an autoimmune disease causing chronic inflammation and consequential failure of the thyroid gland.
Origin
1930s: named after the Japanese surgeon Hakaru Hashimoto .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004