noun
an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones
• Syn: ↑hyperthyroidism
• Ant: ↑hypothyroidism (for: ↑hyperthyroidism)
• Hypernyms: ↑glandular disease, ↑gland disease, ↑glandular disorder, ↑adenosis
• Hyponyms: ↑Graves' disease, ↑exophthalmic goiter
• Part Meronyms: ↑exophthalmos
Useful english dictionary. 2012.