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Endocrine System Diseases > Thyroid Diseases > Hypothyroidism

Preferred term

Hypothyroidism  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Deficiency, Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
  • Hormone Deficiency, Thyroid-Stimulating
  • Hypothyroidism, Primary
  • Hypothyroidism, Secondary
  • Primary Hypothyroidism
  • Primary Hypothyroidisms
  • Secondary Hypothyroidism
  • Secondary Hypothyroidisms
  • Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Deficiencies
  • Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Deficiency
  • Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Deficiency

Scope note

  • A syndrome that results from abnormally low secretion of THYROID HORMONES from the THYROID GLAND, leading to a decrease in BASAL METABOLIC RATE. In its most severe form, there is accumulation of MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES in the SKIN and EDEMA, known as MYXEDEMA. It may be primary or secondary due to other pituitary disease, or hypothalamic dysfunction.

In other languages

  • kilpirauhasen vajaatoiminta

    Finnish

  • hypothyreoidismi
  • hypothyreoosi
  • hypothyreosis
  • hypothyreosis non specificata
  • hypothyroidismus
  • hypotyreoidismi
  • hypotyreoosi
  • myxoedema NAS
  • myxödem UNS
  • määrittämätön kilpirauhasen vajaatoiminta
  • ospecificerad hypotyreos
  • tarkemmin määrittämätön myksödeema
  • Hypotyreos

    Swedish

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007037

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