Meaning of Graves' disease | Babel Free

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Hyperthyroidism accompanied by protrusion of the eyeballs.

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“We would therefore reserve⟳ for it the title of Exophthalmic Goitre, or, what is better, Graves's Disease.”

“The latter operation, though still occasionally practised by exceptionally bold surgeons, entails a very high mortality rate,and as soon as its futility as a rational cure of Graves's disease was demonstrated, has practically been discarded.”

“Graves' disease, which is a hyperthyroid condition, runs in my family, and the treatment for it makes you fat, gives you these bulging, ghoulish eyes and creates all kinds of symptoms that I think⟳ would make⟳ me more depressed than I am without lithium.”

“In iodine sufficient countries, Graves' disease is the predominant cause of hyperthyroidism in young and middle-aged patients.”

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