Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graves' disease

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.83 in modern English

Syllables: graves' dis-ease
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hyperthyroidism accompanied by protrusion of the eyeballs.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We would therefore reserve for it the title of Exophthalmic Goitre, or, what is better, Graves's Disease."
"The latter operation, though still occasionally practised by exceptionally bold surgeons, entails a very high mortality rate,and as soon as its futility as a rational cure of Graves's disease was demonstrated, has practically been discarded."
"Graves' disease, which is a hyperthyroid condition, runs in my family, and the treatment for it makes you fat, gives you these bulging, ghoulish eyes and creates all kinds of symptoms that I think would make me more depressed than I am without lithium."
"In iodine sufficient countries, Graves' disease is the predominant cause of hyperthyroidism in young and middle-aged patients."

Etymology

Named after Irish physician Robert James Graves (1796–1853).

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

exophthalmic goiter Graves-Basedow disease

Questions

What does graves' disease mean?: Hyperthyroidism accompanied by protrusion of the eyeballs.
Where does graves' disease come from?: Named after Irish physician Robert James Graves (1796–1853).

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