| PPT | Postpartum thyroiditis |
|---|---|
| SAT | Spontaneous autoimmune thyroiditis |
| SAT | Subacute thyroiditis |
| CLT | chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis |
| thyroiditis, suppurative | Inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland caused by bacteria, fungi, protozoa, or flatworms. (12 Dec 1998) |
|---|---|
| focal lymphocytic thyroiditis | Focal infiltration of the thyroid by lymphocytes and plasma cells. See: Hashimoto's thyroiditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ligneous thyroiditis | A rare fibrous induration of the thyroid gland, with adhesion to adjacent structures, which may cause tracheal compression. Synonym: chronic fibrous thyroiditis, ligneous struma, ligneous thyroiditis, Riedel's disease, Riedel's struma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lymphocytic thyroiditis | <endocrinology> Inflammation of the thyroid gland without the formation of pus. Noninfectious nonbacterial thyroid inflammation. (27 Sep 1997) |