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Noun

Graves' disease ‎(uncountable)

1. (pathology) 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.

Synonyms

• exophthalmic goiter
• Graves-Basedow disease

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