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Hypothyroidism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Hypothyroidism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones

2

The disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland.

See Also
disease cretin onychorrhexis liothyronine hypothyroid cretinism hypothyroidic thyroid gland
Related Terms
Antonyms
thyrotoxicosis
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
glandular disease
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
myxedema cretinism
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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