Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun graves'_disease

1 sense of graves' disease

Sense 1
Graves' disease, exophthalmic goiter -- (exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter; hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs)
       => hyperthyroidism, thyrotoxicosis -- (an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones)
       => exophthalmos -- (protrusion of the eyeball from the socket)
       => autoimmune disease, autoimmune disorder -- (any of a large group of diseases characterized by abnormal functioning of the immune system that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against your own tissues)