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   Hashimoto's disease

   /ˌhaʃɪˈməʊtəʊz/

   noun

   • 1. an autoimmune disease causing chronic inflammation and consequential failure of the thyroid gland.

   Word Origin 1930s: named after Hakaru Hashimoto (1881–1934), Japanese surgeon.

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