Soviet Medical Encyclopedia

Basedowification

Pathology

Also known as: Basedowification of the thyroid

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Summary

Basedowification refers to microscopic structural changes in the thyroid gland that make it resemble the thyroid gland or goiter seen in Basedow's disease. This alteration is frequently observed alongside the appearance of objective signs of Basedowism.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

BASEDOWIFICATION, the designation for microscopic changes in the structure of the thyroid gland that make it (or the ordinary goiters present in it, such as of the colloid type) resemble the thyroid gland or goiter in Basedow's disease (see). Frequently, basedowification is observed simultaneously with the appearance of objective signs of Basedowism.

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“Basedowification.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/basedowification/