hyperthyroid
adjective
hy·per·thy·roid
ˌhī-pər-ˈthī-ˌrȯid 
: of, relating to, or affected with hyperthyroidism
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After an oblique tear ended his 2016 season and he was diagnosed with hyperthyroid disease in 2017, Hawkins was released in 2018.
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Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, 26 Aug. 2019
Because of a hyperthyroid condition, Agrawal used to poop up to eight times a day.
—Jason Kehe, WIRED, 17 June 2019
Another possibility was a hyperthyroid condition, but that usually causes a fast heartbeat.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2018
The geriatric cat, too, had several medical conditions of his own, including severe dental disease, arthritis, hyperthyroidism, and an abnormal liver that may be caused by his hyperthyroid disease.
—Brittany Britto, baltimoresun.com, 3 Apr. 2018
In 2015, a Swedish team found that hyperthyroid cats had significantly higher levels of three types of PBDEs in their blood than healthy cats did.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 16 May 2017
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Rusty Simmons, SFChronicle.com, 26 Aug. 2019
Because of a hyperthyroid condition, Agrawal used to poop up to eight times a day.
—Jason Kehe, WIRED, 17 June 2019
Another possibility was a hyperthyroid condition, but that usually causes a fast heartbeat.
—Tony Dajer, Discover Magazine, 19 Oct. 2018
The geriatric cat, too, had several medical conditions of his own, including severe dental disease, arthritis, hyperthyroidism, and an abnormal liver that may be caused by his hyperthyroid disease.
—Brittany Britto, baltimoresun.com, 3 Apr. 2018
In 2015, a Swedish team found that hyperthyroid cats had significantly higher levels of three types of PBDEs in their blood than healthy cats did.
—Emily Anthes, New York Times, 16 May 2017
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hyperthyroid
1 of 2 adjective
hy·per·thy·roid
-ˈthī-ˌrȯid
: of, relating to, or affected with hyperthyroidism
a hyperthyroid state
a hyperthyroid patient
hyperthyroid
2 of 2 noun
: a person affected with hyperthyroidism
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