Definition of Graves' disease in English:

noun

• A swelling of the neck and protrusion of the eyes resulting from an overactive thyroid gland.

  Also called exophthalmic goitre

  Example sentences

  • ‘I'm 68 and have rheumatoid arthritis (in remission), osteoarthritis, osteoporosis and Graves' disease.’
  • ‘The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is Graves' disease.’
  • ‘Occasionally, patients with autoimmune disorders such as Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease also have HAIR-AN syndrome.’
  • ‘Subclinical hyperthyroidism may be a distinct clinical entity, related only in part to Graves' disease or multinodular goiter.’
  • ‘Six months later there was a diagnosis: an overactive thyroid caused by Graves' disease.’