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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.
These tests can help determine if a patient has thyroid problems, including hyperthyroidism and cancer or other growths.
The symptoms of both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism are non-specific and can be mimicked by other conditions.
Too much hormone production, for a variety of reasons, many of which are still unknown, and you get hyperthyroidism, also called thyrotoxicosis.
Subclinical hyperthyroidism may be a distinct clinical entity, related only in part to Graves' disease or multinodular goiter.

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