Endocrine
hypothyroidism
hy-poh-THY-royd-izm
StatusNew
Definition
Underactivity of the thyroid gland
PathologyEndocrine
Breakdown
Prefix
hypo-
below normal
Root
thyroid/o
thyroid
Suffix
-ism
condition
Etymology
Greek: hypo- (deficient) + thyroid/o (thyroid) + -ism (condition)
Practice
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