Definition: Hypersecretion of THYROID HORMONES from the THYROID GLAND. Elevated levels of thyroid hormones increase BASAL METABOLIC RATE. Narrow term(s): Graves Disease Thyrotoxicosis See also: Antithyroid Agents Long-Acting Thyroid Stimulator Thyroid Hormones
Subheadings: complications / diagnosis / embryology / epidemiology / etiology / metabolism / microbiology / surgery / therapy