hyperthyroid
Thyroid working overtime
Hyperthyroid describes a condition where the thyroid gland produces excessive hormones, speeding up metabolism.
Someone hyperthyroid may experience rapid heartbeat, weight loss, anxiety, and tremors.
The word also appears figuratively for anything overactive or revved up: The campaign had a hyperthyroid energy, exhausting everyone involved.
Awareness of abnormal heartbeat
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- heat intoleranceDifficulty regulating in warmth
- sweatingMoisture through pores
weight loss · insomnia · nervousness · irritability · fatigue · muscle weakness · diarrhea · shortness of breath
Abnormally elevated metabolic rate
- thermogenesisMetabolic production of warmth
- weight lossReduction in body mass
- energy expenditurePower used by activity
- oxygen consumptionRate of breathing gas
Hyperthyroidism treatment drug
- beta-blockersHeart rate reducers
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- levothyroxineSynthetic hormone medication
- iodine-131Radioactive halogen isotope
Brain-base hormone gland
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
- hormone imbalanceIrregular chemical messenger levels
- T3Third thoracic vertebra
- T4Immune cell type
hormone receptor · endocrine system · feedback loop · hormone levels · glandular · endocrinology
Diagnostic fluid analysis
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- nuclear medicineHealthcare using radioactive materials
- endocrinologistPhysician specializing in glands
- physical examinationMedical evaluation of body
palpitations
Awareness of abnormal heartbeat
- tachycardiaExcessively fast pulse
- tremorInvoluntary rhythmic shaking
- heat intoleranceDifficulty regulating in warmth
sweating · weight loss · insomnia · nervousness · irritability · fatigue · muscle weakness · diarrhea · shortness of breath · flushing
hypermetabolism
Abnormally elevated metabolic rate
- thermogenesisMetabolic production of warmth
- weight lossReduction in body mass
- energy expenditurePower used by activity
propylthiouracil
Hyperthyroidism treatment drug
- beta-blockersHeart rate reducers
- ablationRemoval by cutting, melting
- levothyroxineSynthetic hormone medication
iodine-131 · surgery · remission · monitoring
pituitary
Brain-base hormone gland
- hypothalamusSubthalamic regulatory brain region
- hormone imbalanceIrregular chemical messenger levels
- T3Third thoracic vertebra
T4 · hormone receptor · endocrine system · feedback loop · hormone levels · glandular · endocrinology
adenoma
Benign epithelial tumor
- thyroiditisThyroid gland inflammation
- autoimmuneBody attacks itself
blood test
Diagnostic fluid analysis
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- nuclear medicineHealthcare using radioactive materials
- endocrinologistPhysician specializing in glands
- hyper-hyperactive, hyperlink, hyperbole, hypertension, hyperspace
- hormonesestrogen, testosterone, insulin, hormone, cortisol
- fertility statesfertile, infertile, sterile, barren, fecund
- gland descriptorsadrenal, endocrine, exocrine, hormonal, mammary
hyperthyroidsluggish
Slow and inactive
lethargic · torpid · hypothyroid · underactive · slow metabolism