Svensk definition
Ett kliniskt syndrom som beror på minskad utsöndring av sköldkörtelhormon från sköldkörteln. Det leder till minskad ämnesomsättning och i sin svåraste form till ansamling av mukopolysackarider i huden som i sin tur ger myxödem. En medfödd form, kretinism, medför störningar i den intellektuella och fysiska utvecklingen.
Engelsk definition
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. It may be primary or secondary due to other pituitary disease, or hypothalamic dysfunction.
Svenska synonymer
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Engelska synonymer
Hypothyroidisms — Primary Hypothyroidism — Hypothyroidism, Primary — Primary Hypothyroidisms — Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Deficiency — Deficiency, Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone — Hormone Deficiency, Thyroid-Stimulating — Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Deficiency — Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Deficiencies — TSH Deficiency — Deficiency, TSH — TSH Deficiencies — Secondary Hypothyroidism — Hypothyroidism, Secondary — Secondary Hypothyroidisms — Central Hypothyroidism — Central Hypothyroidisms — Hypothyroidism, Central