Autoimmune thyroiditis, (or Chronic Autoimmune thyroiditis), is a disease in which the body interprets the thyroid glands and its hormone products T3, T4 and TSH as threats, therefore producing special antibodies that target the thyroid’s cells, thereby destroying it. It presents with hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism and the presence or absence...
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An autoimmune condition of the thyroid gland (a gland located beneath the larynx). It is caused by the formation of antibodies that attack the thyroid gland and it usually causes hypothyroidism (too little thyroid hormone). Symptoms include fatigue, weight gain, constipation, dry skin, depression, and the inability to exercise. It is more common in...
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Synonym for Hashimoto's thyroiditis ... <endocrinology> Inflammation of the thyroid gland without the formation of pus. Noninfectious nonbacterial thyroid inflammation. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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any of various types of thyroiditis characterized by autoantibodies against the thyroid gland, resulting in hypothyroidism. The two major types are Hashimoto disease and atrophic thyroiditis; Riedel thyroiditis is a less common type.
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an inflammatory, autoimmune condition in which the immune system attacks the thyroid gland.
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Type: Term Synonyms: Hashimoto thyroiditis
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Autoimmune thyroiditis: See: Hashimoto thyroiditis.Common Misspellings: autoimmune thryoiditis, autoemmune thyroiditis, autoemmune thryoiditis, autoimune thyroiditis, autoimune thryoiditis, autoinmune thyroiditis, autoinmune thryoiditis
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