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Definition of: hypothyroidism
(hī′pō·thī′roid·iz′əm) noun Pathol.
1. Deficient functioning of the thyroid gland.
2. The resulting psychosomatic disorders: sometimes called cretinism, and opposed to hyperthyroidism.
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