Graves' disease
noun
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.
词源
mid 19th cent.: named after Robert J. Graves （1796-1853）， the Irish physician who first identified it.