Disease or Syndrome
autoimmune thyroiditis Audio
au·to·im·mune thy·roid·i·tis [ aw-toh-ih-myoon thy-roy-dy-tis ]
Subclass of:
Autoimmune Diseases; Thyroiditis
Definitions related to autoimmune thyroiditis:
  • Diffuse infiltration of the thyroid gland with lymphocytes, resulting in diffuse goiter, progressive destruction of the parenchyma and hypothyroidism.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (lymphocytic thyroiditis) An inflammatory disorder that affects the thyroid gland. It is characterized by the infiltration of the thyroid parenchyma by lymphocytes. It includes Hashimoto thyroiditis and subacute lymphocytic thyroiditis.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (thyroiditis, autoimmune) Inflammatory disease of the THYROID GLAND due to autoimmune responses leading to lymphocytic infiltration of the gland. It is characterized by the presence of circulating thyroid antigen-specific T-CELLS and thyroid AUTOANTIBODIES. The clinical signs can range from HYPOTHYROIDISM to THYROTOXICOSIS depending on the type of autoimmune thyroiditis.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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