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单词 Graves' disease
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Definition of Graves' disease in English:

Graves' disease

nounɡreɪvz
mass noun
  • A swelling of the neck and protrusion of the eyes resulting from an overactive thyroid gland.

    格雷夫斯氏病,突眼性甲状腺肿,甲状腺机能亢进。亦称EXOPHTHALMIC GOITRE

    Also called exophthalmic goitre
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Occasionally, patients with autoimmune disorders such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease also have HAIR-AN syndrome.
    • The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is Graves' disease.
    • Six months later there was a diagnosis: an overactive thyroid caused by Graves' disease.
    • I'm 68 and have rheumatoid arthritis (in remission), osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and Graves' disease.
    • Subclinical hyperthyroidism may be a distinct clinical entity, related only in part to Graves' disease or multinodular goiter.

Origin

Mid 19th century: named after Robert J. Graves (1796–1853), the Irish physician who first identified it.

Definition of Graves' disease in US English:

Graves' disease

noun
  • A swelling of the neck and protrusion of the eyes resulting from an overactive thyroid gland.

    格雷夫斯氏病,突眼性甲状腺肿,甲状腺机能亢进。亦称EXOPHTHALMIC GOITRE

    Also called exophthalmic goiter
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Subclinical hyperthyroidism may be a distinct clinical entity, related only in part to Graves' disease or multinodular goiter.
    • Six months later there was a diagnosis: an overactive thyroid caused by Graves' disease.
    • The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is Graves' disease.
    • I'm 68 and have rheumatoid arthritis (in remission), osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and Graves' disease.
    • Occasionally, patients with autoimmune disorders such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease also have HAIR-AN syndrome.

Origin

Mid 19th century: named after Robert J. Graves (1796–1853), the Irish physician who first identified it.

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