Graves' disease
English
Etymology
From R. J. Graves, Irish physician.
Noun
Graves' disease (uncountable)
- (medicine) Hyperthyroidism accompanied by protrusion of the eyeballs.
- 1862 September 6, British Medical Journal:
- We would therefore reserve for it the title of Exophthalmic Goitre, or, what is better, Graves's Disease.
- 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.
- 2010, Ernst Nyström, Thyroid Disease in Adults, page 155:
- In iodine sufficient countries, Graves' disease is the predominant cause of hyperthyroidism in young and middle-aged patients.
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Synonyms
- exophthalmic goiter
- Graves-Basedow disease
Translations
hyperthyroidism accompanied by protrusion of the eyeballs
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