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What does hyperthyroidism mean?

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Noun
  1. (medicine) The excessive production of hormones by the thyroid.
  2. (pathology) The pathological condition resulting from these excess hormones.
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When your thyroid gland produces too much of the hormone thyroxine, you develop hyperthyroidism.
Systemic symptoms may indicate the presence of hyperthyroidism, Addison's disease, or diabetes-related disorders.
Most persons with thyroid nodules are euthyroid, with less than 1 percent of nodules causing hyperthyroidism or thyrotoxicosis.
Subclinical hyperthyroidism may be a distinct clinical entity, related only in part to Graves' disease or multinodular goiter.
It is unusual for patients with nodular thyroid disease to have hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism.
Further research regarding the etiology, natural history, pathophysiology, and treatment of subclinical hyperthyroidism is warranted.

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