dysthyroidism
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]dysthyroidism (countable and uncountable, plural dysthyroidisms)
- (pathology) abnormal functioning of the thyroid gland, referring to either hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism (thyroid hormone deficiency or excess).
- 2009, R Daher, T Yazbeck, JB Jaoude, B Abboud, “Consequences of dysthyroidism on the digestive tract and viscera”, in World J Gastroenterol[1], volume 15, pages 2834–2838:
- Dysthyroidism, whether in excess or deficiency, has clinical manifestations within different portions of the digestive tract and viscera.