hyperthyroidism
MONDO:0004425Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names hyperthyroidism yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Overactivity of the thyroid gland resulting in overproduction of thyroid hormone and increased metabolic rate. Causes include diffuse hyperplasia of the thyroid gland (Graves' disease), single nodule in the thyroid gland, and thyroiditis. The symptoms are related to the increased metabolic rate and include weight loss, fatigue, heat intolerance, excessive sweating, diarrhea, tachycardia, insomnia, muscle weakness, and tremor.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0004425), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
- Narrower terms (10)
- familial gestational hyperthyroidism
- familial hyperthyroidism due to mutations in TSH receptor
- generalized resistance to thyroid hormone
- hyperthyroxinemia, familial dysalbuminemic
- primary hyperthyroidism
- secondary hyperthyroidism
- selective pituitary resistance to thyroid hormone
- thyroid crisis
- thyrotoxicosis
- toxic diffuse goiter
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: hyperthyroidism
- Also called
- overactive thyroid