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hypothyroidism

[¦hī·pō′thī‚rȯi‚diz·əm]
(medicine)
Condition caused by deficient secretion of the thyroid hormone.
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The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

Hypothyroidism

 

decreased functioning of the thyroid gland. Hypothyroidism is a mild form of myxedema. Its basic symptoms are fatigue, slowing down of physical and mental activity, somnolence, sluggishness, decreased memory, sensitivity to cold, puffiness of the face, edematous eyelids, dryness of skin, loss of hair, constipation, and lowered basal metabolism. The treatment for hypothyroidism is hormone therapy.

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