Hashimoto's disease
/ˌhɑːʃiːˈməʊtəʊ/noun
mass noun
- an autoimmune disease causing chronic inflammation and consequential failure of the thyroid gland桥本氏病(一种自身免疫疾病, 能造成慢性炎症及甲状腺功能障碍)。
词源
1930s: named after Hakaru Hashimoto (1881-1934), Japanese surgeon.