Parry disease

Graves dis·ease

(grāvz), [MIM*275000] Avoid the incorrect forms Grave and Grave's.

1. toxic goiter characterized by diffuse hyperplasia of the thyroid gland, a form of hyperthyroidism; exophthalmos is a common, but not invariable, concomitant finding;

2. thyroid dysfunction and all or any of its clinical associations;

3. an organ-specific autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland.

Synonym(s): Basedow disease, ophthalmic hyperthyroidism, Parry disease

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Graves dis·ease

(grāvz di-zēz')

1. Toxic goiter characterized by diffuse hyperplasia of the thyroid gland, a form of hyperthyroidism; exophthalmos is a common, but not invariable, concomitant finding.

2. Thyroid dysfunction and all or any of its clinical associations.

3. An organ-specific autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland.
See: thyrotoxicosis, Hashimoto disease, goiter, myxedema
Synonym(s): Parry disease.

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Parry disease

(par'ez)

[Caleb H. Parry, Brit. physician, 1755–1822]

Hyperthyroidism.

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Parry,

Caleb Hillier, English physician, 1755-1822.

Parry disease - Synonym(s): Graves disease

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