Definition of euthyroid in English:
euthyroid
adjective juːˈθʌɪrɔɪdyo͞oˈTHīˌroid
Medicine Having a normally functioning thyroid gland.
these hormones feedback on the pituitary, resulting in the desired euthyroid steady state
Example sentencesExamples
- A further case-control comparison was performed for the hypothyroid and euthyroid patients.
- This will help the physicians to arrive at an unequivocal diagnosis of thyroid function in patients having euthyroid hyperthyroxinaemia, euthyroid hypothyroxinaemia or euthyroxinaemic hyperthyroidism.
- At one year, if the patient is clinically and biochemically euthyroid and a thyroid-stimulating antibody level is not detectable, therapy can be discontinued.
- Most persons with thyroid nodules are euthyroid, with less than 1 percent of nodules causing hyperthyroidism or thyrotoxicosis.
- The reference range for thyroid stimulating hormone, established from measurement in 29 subjects, was used to classify 22 euthyroid subjects as having subclinical hypothyroidism.