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单词 hypothyroidism
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Definition of hypothyroidism in English:

hypothyroidism

nounˌhʌɪpəʊˈθʌɪrɔɪdɪz(ə)mˌhaɪpoʊˈθaɪrɔɪˌdɪzəm
mass nounMedicine
  • Abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development in children and adults.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The commonest cause of hypothyroidism is an autoimmune inflammation of the thyroid gland (thyroiditis).
    • Congenital hypothyroidism is a thyroid hormone deficiency that retards growth and brain development.
    • She had a history of hypothyroidism and asthma.
    • Mental retardation may result if hypothyroidism goes untreated in the first few years of life.
    • Rule out other causes such as claudication, disk disease, hypothyroidism, and myositis.

Derivatives

  • hypothyroid

  • adjectiveˌhʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈθʌɪrɔɪdˌhaɪpoʊˈθaɪˌrɔɪd
    Medicine
    • Suffering from abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland.

      rarely, severely hypothyroid patients present with agitation
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Subclinical hyperthyroid and hypothyroid disease are laboratory diagnoses.
      • Except for the sister of the propositus who was diagnosed as hypothyroid, none other had any history of thyroid disease.
      • Decompensation into myxedema coma occurs when the hypothyroid patient's homeostatic mechanisms are disrupted.
  • hypothyroidic

  • adjective
    Medicine
 
 

Definition of hypothyroidism in US English:

hypothyroidism

nounˌhaɪpoʊˈθaɪrɔɪˌdɪzəmˌhīpōˈTHīroiˌdizəm
Medicine
  • Abnormally low activity of the thyroid gland, resulting in retardation of growth and mental development in children and adults.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mental retardation may result if hypothyroidism goes untreated in the first few years of life.
    • The commonest cause of hypothyroidism is an autoimmune inflammation of the thyroid gland (thyroiditis).
    • She had a history of hypothyroidism and asthma.
    • Congenital hypothyroidism is a thyroid hormone deficiency that retards growth and brain development.
    • Rule out other causes such as claudication, disk disease, hypothyroidism, and myositis.
 
 
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