English Explanatory Dictionary

Graves' disease

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Hyperthyroidism accompanied by protrusion of the eyeballs.

Word forms

Graves' disease

Etymology

Named after Irish physician Robert James Graves (1796–1853).

Synonyms

exophthalmic goiter Graves-Basedow disease
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