hyperthyroidism

English

Etymology

hyper- +‎ thyroid +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key): /ˌhaɪ̯pəˈθaɪ̯ɹɔɪ̯ˌdɪzəm/

Noun

hyperthyroidism (countable and uncountable, plural hyperthyroidisms)

1. (medicine) The excessive production of hormones by the thyroid.
2. (pathology) The pathological condition resulting from these excess hormones.

   Antonym: hypothyroidism

   Hypernym: dysthyroidism

Translations

excessive production of hormones by the thyroid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 甲狀腺機能亢進, 甲状腺机能亢进 (jiǎzhuàngxiàn jīnéng kàngjìn), 甲亢 (zh) (jiǎkàng)

• Estonian: kilpnäärme ületalitlus, hüpertüreoos
• Finnish: kilpirauhasen liikatoiminta

• Irish: hipirtíoróideacht f
• Russian: гипертирео́з (ru) m (gipertireóz)
• Spanish: hipertiroidismo m
• Swedish: hypertyreos (sv) c
• Tagalog: bosyo

pathological condition resulting from excess thyroid hormones

• Catalan: hipertiroïdisme m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 甲狀腺機能亢進, 甲状腺机能亢进 (jiǎzhuàngxiàn jīnéng kàngjìn), 甲亢 (zh) (jiǎkàng)

• Czech: hypertyreóza f
• Finnish: kilpirauhasen liikatoiminta, hypertyreoosi (fi)

• Hungarian: pajzsmirigy-túlműködés
• Irish: hipirtíoróideacht f
• Russian: гипертирео́з (ru) m (gipertireóz)
• Spanish: hipertiroidismo m
• Swedish: hypertyreos (sv) c
• Tagalog: bosyo

Further reading

• hyperthyroidism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia