hyperthyroid

American

[hahy-per-thahy-roid] / ˌhaɪ pərˈθaɪ rɔɪd /

adjective

Pathology.

of, relating to, or having hyperthyroidism.
characterized by extreme intensity, emotionalism, or lack of restraint.

hyperthyroid journalism.

Etymology

Origin of hyperthyroid

First recorded in 1915–20; hyper- + thyroid

Example Sentences

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Graves’ disease is one example of a hyperthyroid condition.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

While in reality she stood just over five feet tall, even today, she’s frequently depicted “as a hyperthyroid Amazon of nearly six feet, who required ‘policemen seven feet high’ to handle her.”

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2021

There, he learned that hyperthyroid cats had recently begun turning up in Boston; the vets at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital would soon publish a paper on their first 10 patients.

From New York Times • May 16, 2017

In Graves’ disease, the hyperthyroid state results from an autoimmune reaction in which antibodies overstimulate the follicle cells of the thyroid gland.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

The latter occurs most regularly in the subadrenal types, the former in the hyperthyroid.

From The Glands Regulating Personality by Berman, Louis, M.D.

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