hyperthyroidism

IPA/ˌhaɪpəˈθaɪrɔɪdɪzəm/
IPA/ˌhaɪpərˈθaɪrɔɪdɪzəm/

hyperthyroidism — 名詞

1. a health problem where the thyroid gland — a small organ in the neck — becomes t

1.名詞C2
釋義

甲狀腺亢進

甲狀腺過度活躍、分泌過多荷爾蒙的病症

a health problem where the thyroid gland — a small organ in the neck — becomes too active and makes far too much of the hormone that controls how quickly the body uses energy

例句

Doctors diagnosed Gabriela with hyperthyroidism after she lost weight and felt her heart racing.

醫生發現 Gabriela 體重下降、心跳加快後，診斷出她患有甲狀腺亢進。

diagnosed with hyperthyroidism + symptom context

Faisal's hyperthyroidism made his hands shake and kept him awake at night for weeks.

Faisal 的甲狀腺亢進讓他雙手發抖，連續好幾週夜裡都睡不著。

possessive: [name]'s hyperthyroidism caused symptoms

常見搭配
  • diagnosed with hyperthyroidism
  • treat hyperthyroidism
  • develop hyperthyroidism
  • symptoms of hyperthyroidism
同義詞
  • overactive thyroid

    everyday term for the same condition, used by patients and in general health advice

  • thyrotoxicosis

    more technical word; strictly means too much thyroid hormone in the body, which hyperthyroidism usually causes

反義詞

用法筆記

Uncountable, so it takes no 'a' (say 'diagnosed with hyperthyroidism', never 'a hyperthyroidism'). Distinguish from hypothyroidism, the opposite condition where the same gland is underactive and makes too little hormone.

常見錯誤

She has a hyperthyroidism.
She has hyperthyroidism.
it is uncountable, so it takes no 'a'.
The doctor treated his hypothyroidism' (when the gland is overactive).
The doctor treated his hyperthyroidism.
'hyper-' means too much or overactive; 'hypo-' means too little.

同根字

  • thyroid
    名詞C1
  • hyperthyroid
    形容詞C2
  • hypothyroidism
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • symptoms of hyperthyroidism
  • signs of hyperthyroidism

常用片語

  • suffer from hyperthyroidism
  • manage hyperthyroidism with medication

介系詞搭配

  • treatment for hyperthyroidism
  • diagnosed with hyperthyroidism