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hyperthyroidic

hyperthyroidic adjective: relating to hyperthyroidism.

Adjective

hyperthyroidic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to hyperthyroidism.
  2. (figuratively) Excessive.
    • But we can get Glenn Beck teary and feel a Chris Matthews thrill up the leg as we think about the hyperthyroidic posturing of Keith Olbermann and Bill O’Reilly.2009 July 21, Clyde Haberman, “2009: A Year to Remember 40 Years Ago”, in New York Times

Origin of hyperthyroidic

From hyper- + thyroid + -ic.

Questions about hyperthyroidic

What does hyperthyroidic mean?
Hyperthyroidic means relating to hyperthyroidism.
What part of speech is hyperthyroidic?
Hyperthyroidic is an adjective.

Words near hyperthyroidic in the dictionary

  1. hyperthymias
  2. hyperthymic
  3. hyperthyreosis
  4. hyperthyrion
  5. hyperthyroid
  6. hyperthyroidic
  7. hyperthyroidism
  8. hyperthyroidisms
  9. hyperthyroidization
  10. hyperthyrotropinemia
  11. hyperthyroxinaemia

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