| exophthalmic | Of or pertaining to, or characterised by, exophthalmia. Exophthalmic golter. Same as Rasedow's disease. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| exophthalmic goiter | Any of the various forms of hyperthyroidism in which the thyroid gland is enlarged and exophthalmos is present. (05 Mar 2000) |
| exophthalmic ophthalmoplegia | Ophthalmoplegia with protrusion of the eyeballs due to increased water content of orbital tissues incidental to thyroid disorders, usually hyperthyroidism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| precancerous conditions | Pathological processes that tend eventually to become malignant. (12 Dec 1998) |
| saline conditions | Soils or waters that are high in salt content, that is, more than 0.5 parts per thousand (=0.05% salinity). Usually sodium chloride (NaCl) is the predominant salt, but some areas have high concentrations of sulphates, carbonates, and bicarbonates, as well. Habitats are commonly subdivided on the basis of total salt content. (09 Oct 1997) |
| social conditions | The state of society as it exists or in flux. While it usually refers to society as a whole in a specified geographical or political region, it is applicable also to restricted strata of a society. (12 Dec 1998) |
| thermonuclear conditions | <radiobiology> Achievement of an adequately confined plasma, having temperature and density sufficiently high to yield significant release of energy from fusion reactions. (09 Oct 1997) |