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thyroiditis

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-008699

Inflammation of the thyroid gland. Thyroiditis may be an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland over time, causing hypothyroidism (too little thyroid hormone). A temporary form of thyroiditis may also occur after the birth of a baby, or when viral or bacterial infections spread to the thyroid.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-008699
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-008699",
  "term": "thyroiditis",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "Inflammation of the thyroid gland. Thyroiditis may be an autoimmune disease that affects the thyroid gland over time, causing hypothyroidism (too little thyroid hormone). A temporary form of thyroiditis may also occur after the birth of a baby, or when viral or bacterial infections spread to the thyroid.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/thyroiditis/"
}

Record 16,346 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.