Graves' disease
English
Etymology
From R. J. Graves, Irish physician.
Noun
- (medicine) Hyperthyroidism accompanied by protrusion of the eyeballs.
- 1921 February 12, New York Medical Journal, volume 113, page 269:
- The latter operation, though still occasionally practised by exceptionally bold surgeons, entails a very high mortality rate,and as soon as its futility as a rational cure of Graves's disease was demonstrated, has practically been discarded.
Synonyms
- exophthalmic goiter
- Graves-Basedow disease
Translations
hyperthyroidism accompanied by protrusion of the eyeballs
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