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graves disease wordnet sense
  1. Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease where the thyroid is overactive, producing an excessive amount of thyroid hormones (a serious metabolic imbalance known as hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis). ...
  2. An autoimmune disorder present in cases of thyroid abnormality. Grave’s Disease can affect vision including eye discomfort, double vision, and degrees of vision loss.
  3. A disorder characterised by an overactive thyroid gland.
  4. Generalized diffuse overactivity (“toxicity”) of the entire thyroid glandwhich becomes enlarged into a goiter. Graves disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism.