Disease or Syndrome
central hypothyroidism
cen·tral hy·po·thy·roid·ism [ sen-truhl hahy-puh-thahy-roi-diz-uhm ]
Definitions related to central hypothyroidism:
  • A type of hypothyroidism due to an insufficient stimulation of an otherwise normal thyroid gland. Central hypothyroidism is caused by either pituitary (secondary hypothyroidism) or hypothalamic (tertiary hypothyroidism) defects.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Abnormally low levels of thyroid hormones due to a disorder originating within the hypothalamic-pituitary axis.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Subnormal concentrations of thyroid hormone(s) caused by hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome resulting from a deficiency of thyroid hormones, which results in a generalized slowing of metabolic processes. Central hypothyroidism is the result of anterior pituitary or hypothalamic hypofunction. It may be the result of congenital, neoplastic, inflammatory, infiltrative, traumatic, or iatrogenic...
    Epocrates
    Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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