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thyrotoxic
[ thahy-roh-tok-sik ]
adjective
Pathology.
- of or relating to a condition caused by excessive thyroid hormone in the system, usually resulting from overactivity of the thyroid gland.
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³Ù³ó²â·°ù´Ç·³Ù´Ç³æ·¾±³¦Â·¾±Â·³Ù²â [thahy-roh-tok-, sis, -i-tee], noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of thyrotoxic1
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Example Sentences
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That patient turned out to have something Hassen had never heard of: thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, muscle weakness where the low potassium was being caused by an excess of thyroid hormone.
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As soon as he hit enter, page after page appeared, filled with articles on a disease known as thyrotoxic periodic paralysis.
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Current thinking is that some patients have inherited a predisposition to develop thyrotoxic periodic paralysis under the right set of circumstances.
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