Parry disease
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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.
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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.
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.Medical Dictionary, © 2009 Farlex and Partners
Parry,
Caleb Hillier, English physician, 1755-1822.Parry disease - Synonym(s): Graves disease
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