# Jod-Basedow phenomenon

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. hyperthyroidism following administration of iodine or iodide

## Etymology
From German Jod (“iodine”) and the name of Karl Adolph von Basedow, German physician who first described the effect.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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