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In [[medicine]], '''hypothyroidism''' is "a syndrome that results from abnormally low secretion of [[thyroid hormone]]s from the [[thyroid gland]], leading to a decrease in [[basal metabolic rate]]. In its most severe form, there is accumulation of mucopolysaccharides in the skin and edema, known as [[myxedema]]."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | In [[medicine]], '''hypothyroidism''' is "a syndrome that results from abnormally low secretion of [[thyroid hormone]]s from the [[thyroid gland]], leading to a decrease in [[basal metabolic rate]]. In its most severe form, there is accumulation of mucopolysaccharides in the skin and edema, known as [[myxedema]]."<ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 09:12, 17 October 2010
In medicine, hypothyroidism is "a syndrome that results from abnormally low secretion of thyroid hormones from the thyroid gland, leading to a decrease in basal metabolic rate. In its most severe form, there is accumulation of mucopolysaccharides in the skin and edema, known as myxedema."[1]
Thyroid stimulating hormone levels of less than 10 may not be important.[2]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Hypothyroidism (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Rodondi N, den Elzen WP, Bauer DC, Cappola AR, Razvi S, Walsh JP et al. (2010). "Subclinical hypothyroidism and the risk of coronary heart disease and mortality.". JAMA 304 (12): 1365-74. DOI:10.1001/jama.2010.1361. PMID 20858880. Research Blogging.
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