甲状腺功能亢进

Traditional form:

甲狀腺功能亢進

Pinyin (reading):

jiǎzhuàngxiàngōngnéngkàngjìn

Definitions:

• hyperthyroidism
• abbr. to 甲亢 (jiǎkàng)

Characters:

• 甲 - armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
• 状 - state, condition; shape, appearance, form; certificate
• 腺 - gland
• 功 - achievement, good work; merit; service
• 能 - can, may; capable, full of energy
• 亢 - high, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; surname
• 进 - to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter

Traditional characters:

• 甲 - armor, shell; fingernails; 1st heavenly stem
• 狀 - state, condition; shape, appearance, form; certificate
• 腺 - gland
• 功 - achievement, good work; merit; service
• 能 - can, may; capable, full of energy
• 亢 - high, proud; violent, excessive; skilled; surname
• 進 - to advance, to make progress; to come in, to enter