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hypothyroid

hypothyroid

1 7.7
A person whose body makes too little thyroid hormone
  • noun
  • /ˌhaɪpoʊˈθaɪrɔɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : hipotiroideo
  • Many people with hypothyroid experience fatigue and weight gain due to low hormone levels.
  • hypothyroid patients

So when you have someone come and see you with hypothyroid, what do you see to be some of those primary causes?

Examples

  • I know a woman who cured her hypothyroid, which she had for more than a decade, with iodine.

    Blog text (31)

  • So when you have someone come and see you with hypothyroid, what do you see to be some of those primary causes?

    Dr. Josh Axe

  • I have recently been told that I have tested positive for ANA. Is there a possible reason besides hypothyroid for such symptoms?

    Blog text (31)

  • I have been looking forward to your information on hypothyroid and autoimmunity.

    Blog text (31)

  • The focus of the article is Hashimoto's and the 9 out of 10 hypothyroid patients that have it.

    Blog text (31)

  • Many years ago, I was diagnosed as hypothyroid and prescribed Synthroid.

    Blog text (31)

  • Lin et al. found that 5 of 20 (25%) hypothyroid patients had sleep apnea.

    Academic text (1999)

  • With my case complicated by L temporal lobe craniotomy and hypothyroid, are you able to consult and make specific recommendations for me as a patient?

    Blog text (27)

  • Thyroid issues: does Primal help deal with hypothyroid? Should there be adjustments to the way of eating to support the thyroid when hypo?

    Blog text (13)

  • At 3 weeks of age, she was clinically and biochemically hypothyroid (thyroxine = 4.0 g/dL, TSH = 216 IU/mL).

    Blog text (30)

Antonyms

hyperthyroid
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A person or animal whose thyroid gland makes too many hormones

How Active

hyperthyroid
  • Specialized
1 7.5
euthyroid
  • Specialized
8.6
hypothyroid
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Surface Forms

hypothyroid singular
hypothyroids plural

Morphology

hypothyroid = hypothyroid (semi-transparent) = hypo + thyroid

This noun is a direct conversion from the adjective 'hypothyroid', referring to a person with that condition.

Etymology

Hypothyroid used as a noun means 'a person with an underactive thyroid'; it comes from hypo- ('under') and thyroid ('gland in the neck'), so a hypothyroid is someone whose thyroid works too little.