hyperthyroid

hyperthyroid
/huy'peuhr thuy"royd/, adj. Pathol.
1. of, pertaining to, or having hyperthyroidism.
2. characterized by extreme intensity, emotionalism, or lack of restraint: hyperthyroid journalism.
[1915-20; HYPER- + THYROID]

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