- Hashimoto's thyroiditis
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An autoimmune disease resulting in a malfunction of the endocrine system associated with low thyroid hormone levels.
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Hashimoto's thyroiditis — Infobox Disease Name = Hashimoto s thyroiditis Caption = Histology DiseasesDB = 5649 ICD10 = ICD10|E|06|3|e|00 ICD9 = ICD9|245.2 ICDO = OMIM = 140300 MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 949 MeshID = D050031 Hashimoto s thyroiditis… … Wikipedia
Hashimoto's thyroiditis — Ha·shi·mo·to s thyroiditis also Hashimoto thyroiditis .hä shē mō (.)tō(z) n a chronic autoimmune thyroiditis that is characterized by thyroid enlargement, thyroid fibrosis, lymphatic infiltration of thyroid tissue, and the production of… … Medical dictionary
hashimoto's thyroiditis — ¦häshēˈmōd.(ˌ)ōz , shi¦ noun also hashimoto s disease or hashimoto s struma Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after Hakaru Hashimoto died 1934 Jap. surgeon : chronic autoimmune thyroiditis characterized by thyroid enlargement, thyroid… … Useful english dictionary
Hashimoto disease (thyroiditis struma) encephalopathy — Ha·shi·mo·to disease (thyroiditis, struma), encephalopathy (hah″she moґto) [Hakaru Hashimoto, Japanese surgeon, 1881–1934] see under disease and encephalopathy … Medical dictionary
Hashimoto&’s thyroiditis — Autoimmune disease in which there is destruction of the thyroid by autoantibodies usually directed against thyroglobulin and a lipoprotein of thyroid cell endosomes … Dictionary of molecular biology
Hashimoto's thyroiditis — (Medicine) autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland which can serve as a precursor to Graves disease (characterized by deficient activity and enlargement of the thyroid gland) … English contemporary dictionary
Thyroiditis — Classification and external resources Above shows two parts of the thyroid that could potentially be affected if diagnosed with thyroiditis. ICD 10 E … Wikipedia
Hashimoto — is a Japanese surname and place name.Places:* Hashimoto, a place in the city of Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan * Hashimoto, a city in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.People: * Hashimoto Gahō (1835 1908), Kanō school painter * Hakaru Hashimoto, the… … Wikipedia
Hashimoto's encephalopathy — is a very rare condition associated with Hashimoto s Thyroiditis. Hashimoto s Encephalopathy is a neuroendocrine disorder. Much like the antibodies in Hashimoto s Thyroiditis attack the thyroid, in Hashimoto s Encephalopathy, antibodies attack… … Wikipedia
Hashimoto Hakaru — was a Japanese medical scientist of the Meiji period and Taishō period. He was born May 5, 1881, in the village of Midau, Nishi tsuge in the Mie Prefecture. He graduated from Kyushu University medical school in 1907. He then entered igaku bu… … Wikipedia
