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Hypothyroidism

"Hypothyroidism" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Hypothyroidism" by people in this website by year, and whether "Hypothyroidism" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 29 publications over 20 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2004 and 2009 and 2017
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