| Basedow's disease | <endocrinology> A common cause of hyperthyroidism thought to be caused by an underlying autoimmune mechanism. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| Basedow's goiter | Colloid goiter which becomes hyperfunctional after the ingestion of excess iodine, the Jod-Basedow phenomenon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Basedow's pseudoparaplegia | Weakness of the thigh muscles in thyrotoxicosis; may occur suddenly and cause the patient to fall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Basedow, Karl von | <person> German physician, 1799-1854. See: Basedow's disease, Basedow's pseudoparaplegia, Jod-Basedow phenomenon, Basedow's goiter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basedowian | Rarely used to denote terms described by or attributed to K. Basedow. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Jod-Basedow | <endocrinology> Induction of thyrotoxicosis in a previously euthyroid individual as a result of exposure to large quantities of iodine. It occurs most often in areas of endemic iodine-deficient goiter and in patients with multinodular goiter. It can also can develop following use of iodine-containing agents for diagnostic studies. Synonym: iodine-induced hyperthyroidism. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Jod-Basedow phenomenon | <endocrinology> Induction of thyrotoxicosis in a previously euthyroid individual as a result of exposure to large quantities of iodine. It occurs most often in areas of endemic iodine-deficient goiter and in patients with multinodular goiter. It can also can develop following use of iodine-containing agents for diagnostic studies. Synonym: iodine-induced hyperthyroidism. (05 Mar 2000) |