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hy·po·thy·roid·ism
 hypothyroidism
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- pronunciation:
- haI
po
thaI
roI
dih
z
 m
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
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a deficiency in thyroid activity and secretion, resulting, if unchecked, in goiter and loss of vigor in victims and in cretinism in fetuses borne by them.
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adjective + (n.)hypothyroidism
absent,
adrenal,
chronic,
clinical,
common,
general,
likely,
low,
medical,
mental,
metabolic,
mild,
normal,
obstructive,
overt,
present,
severe,
simple,
subclinical,
thyroid,
underachieving,
undiagnosed
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verb + (n.)hypothyroidism
associate, cause, compensate, contribute, develop, diagnose, evaluate, include, recommend, screen, sleep, suffer, test, treat
noun + (n.)hypothyroidism
apnea,
artery,
asthma,
blood,
body,
cancer,
cause,
concentration,
condition,
deficiency,
depression,
diabetes,
disease,
disorder,
exhaustion,
fatigue,
function,
hormone,
hypertension,
illness,
incidence,
individual,
insufficiency,
interval,
medicine,
miscarriage,
patient,
phenylketonuria,
population,
press,
prevalence,
progression,
release,
risk,
routine,
sign,
sleep,
symptom,
test,
thyroid,
treatment,
woman
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The word hypothyroidism
contains the following part:
hyp-, hypo-
Greek
prefix
that means under, below, less
  Example words:
hyphen, hypoblast, hypochlorous acid, hypochondria, hypochondrium, hypocotyl, hypodermic, hypodermis, hypoglycemia, hypogynous, hypolimnion, hypophysis, hypoplasia, hypostasis, hypotension, hypotenuse, hypothalamus, hypothermia, hypothesis, hypothetical, hypothyroidism
- synonyms:
- sub-
- antonyms:
- hyper-, super-, supra-
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