(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:03:32

Ba"se*dow's dis*ease" (?). [Named for Dr. Basedow, a German physician.] Med.

A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart; -- called also exophthalmic goiter.

Flint.

 

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