euthyroid sick syndrome

English

Noun

euthyroid sick syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A state of adaptation or dysregulation of thyrotropic feedback control wherein the levels of T3 and/or T4 are abnormal, but the thyroid gland does not appear to be dysfunctional.
    Synonym: (initialism) ESS
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