| euthyroid sick syndrome | <syndrome> Abnormalities in levels of hormones and function tests related to the thyroid gland occurring in patients with severe systemic disease. Thyroid function is actually normal in these patients, and it is uncertain whether treatment of these abnormalities would be beneficial. Synonym: sick euthyroid syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| euthyroid sick syndromes | Abnormalities in thyroid hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone levels, often simulating hypothyroidism, in euthyroid patients suffering some other illness, such as diabetes mellitus or liver cirrhosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| euthyroidism | A condition in which the thyroid gland is functioning normally, its secretion being of proper amount and constitution. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sick euthyroid syndrome | <syndrome> Abnormalities in levels of hormones and function tests related to the thyroid gland occurring in patients with severe systemic disease. Thyroid function is actually normal in these patients, and it is uncertain whether treatment of these abnormalities would be beneficial. Synonym: sick euthyroid syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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