thyrotoxicosis

noun

thy·ro·tox·i·co·sis ˌthī-rō-ˌtäk-sə-ˈkō-səs

: hyperthyroidism

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thyro- + toxicosis

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circa 1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of thyrotoxicosis was circa 1911

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thyrotoxicosis

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thy·ro·tox·i·co·sis ˈthī-rō-ˌtäk-sə-ˈkō-səs

plural thyrotoxicoses -ˌsēz

: hyperthyroidism

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