exophthalmic goiter

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   exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs

   SynonymsGraves' disease

   Broaderhyperthyroidismexophthalmosautoimmune disease

Questions about exophthalmic goiter

What does exophthalmic goiter mean?

exophthalmic goiter means "exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs".

What is another word for exophthalmic goiter?

Close synonyms include Graves' disease. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is exophthalmic goiter a common word?

exophthalmic goiter is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.