THYROIDITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thyroiditis mean? 

• THYROIDITIS (noun)
  The noun THYROIDITIS has 1 sense:

1. inflammation of the thyroid gland

  Familiarity information: THYROIDITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THYROIDITIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inflammation of the thyroid gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("thyroiditis" is a kind of...):

inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)

 Context examples 

Also called autoimmune thyroiditis and Hashimoto disease.

(Hashimoto thyroiditis, NCI Dictionary)

Also called autoimmune thyroiditis and Hashimoto thyroiditis.

(Hashimoto disease, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Hashimoto disease and Hashimoto thyroiditis.

(Autoimmune thyroiditis, NCI Dictionary)

Other causes include thyroid nodules, thyroiditis, consuming too much iodine, and taking too much synthetic thyroid hormone.

(Hyperthyroidism, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Representative examples include hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroiditis, and thyroid gland abscess.

(Non-Neoplastic Thyroid Gland Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Susceptible to the induction of autoimmune thyroiditis.

(A28807, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

Other causes include thyroid nodules, thyroiditis, congenital hypothyroidism, surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid, radiation treatment of the thyroid, and some medicines.

(Hypothyroidism, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Causes include diffuse hyperplasia of the thyroid gland (Graves' disease), single nodule in the thyroid gland, and thyroiditis.

(Hyperthyroidism, NCI Thesaurus)

BB: The development of lymphocytic thyroiditis is not affected by iodine treatment according to Allen (1992), though Ebner et al (1992) found the opposite.

(BB, Rat Strain, NCI Thesaurus)

It may be systemic (e.g., systemic lupus erythematosus), or organ specific, (e.g., thyroiditis).

(Autoimmune disease, NCI Thesaurus)