HYPOTHYROIDISM


Meaning of HYPOTHYROIDISM in English

— hypothyroid , adj.

/huy'peuh thuy"roy diz'euhm/ , n. Pathol.

1. deficient activity of the thyroid gland.

2. the condition produced by a deficiency of thyroid secretion, resulting in goiter, myxedema, and, in children, cretinism.

[ 1900-05; HYPO- + THYROID + -ISM ]

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