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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.


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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 12 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2016
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