graves disease

Graves'' disease 

Main Entry: Graves' disease
Pronunciation: 'grAvz(-&z)-
Function: noun
: a common form of hyperthyroidism characterized by goiter and often a slightprotrusion of the eyeballs called also Basedow's disease, exophthalmic goiter
Graves, Robert James (1796–1853), British physician. Graves was one of thefounders of the Irish school of medicine. He is remembered especially for his reforms in clinical teaching, such as giving advanced medical students actual clinical experience. His description in 1835of the form of hyperthyroidism that now bears his name was not the first, but it is generally considered to be the first accurate account.

Graves' disease (grāvz)
n.
A condition usually caused by excessive thyroid hormone and characterized by an enlarged thyroid gland, protrusion of eyeballs, a rapid heartbeat, and nervous excitability. Also called Basedow's disease, Parry's disease.

Graves' disease   (grāvz)  Pronunciation Key  An autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland characterized by excessive production of thyroid hormone, goiter, protrusion of the eyeballs (exophthalmos), and symptoms of hyperthyroidism, such as rapid heartbeat and weight loss. The disease is named after its discoverer, Irish physician Robert James Graves (1796-1853).