hypothyroidism
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6.0
- noun
- /ˌhaɪpəˈθaɪrɔɪdɪzəm/
- Specialized
:
hipotiroidismo
- A TSH test is useful because hypothyroidism can be a secondary cause of dyslipidaemia.
- subclinical hypothyroidism
- patients with hypothyroidism
- diagnosed hypothyroidism
I don't really recognize this as a sign of hypothyroidism.
- I don't really recognize this as a sign of hypothyroidism.
- And the radiation gave me hypothyroidism, gave me Hashimoto's, celiac, all these other illnesses, anxiety, things that I hadn't had before, insomnia.
- But in many cases, hypothyroidism, the root of it isn't with the thyroid.
- We're going to talk about acne problems, pregnancy, birth control, hypothyroidism, and mental health.
- So the most common we see is hypothyroidism.
Examples
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Conditions that appear to predispose to OSA include hypothyroidism and acromegaly.
Academic text (2011) -
The symptoms of hypothyroidism, and particularly the individual symptoms, are much more common than hypothyroidism itself.
Academic text (2014) -
Whether or not subclinical hypothyroidism should be treated is still open to debate.
Academic text (1999) -
Many authors have studied the prevalence of hypothyroidism in the general population.
Academic text (1999) -
Five of them had been diagnosed and were being treated for hypothyroidism during the 10-year interval.
Academic text (2002) -
Many people have undiagnosed hypothyroidism or low thyroid.
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Two Swedish studies found that the prevalence of newly diagnosed hypothyroidism in women was 1.5% and 2%.
Academic text (1999) -
The earliest biochemical evidence of hypothyroidism is a mild elevation of the serum TSH level.
Academic text (1999) -
Subclinical hypothyroidism is detected by a TSH of between 5 mU/l and 10 mU/l.
Academic text (2014) -
Many authors have studied the prevalence of hypothyroidism in the general population.
Antonyms
- Specialized
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6.3
A condition where a gland in the neck makes too much hormone, causing a fast heartbeat
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Morphology
hypothyroidism = hypothyroid (opaque) = hypo + thyroid + ism
The noun is formed regularly from 'hypothyroid' plus '-ism', but the medical term is specialized and not easily inferable for an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Hypothyroidism is made of hypo- meaning 'under' or 'too little', thyroid which is a small gland in the neck whose name comes from a word for 'shield', and -ism meaning 'condition'. So, hypothyroidism is the condition when the thyroid is underactive and makes too few hormones, which explains symptoms like tiredness and slow body functions.