In Gravesâ disease, which is the most common form of hyperthyroidism, the eyes may look enlarged because the upper lids are elevated. Sometimes, one or both eyes may bulge. Some patients have swelling of the front of the neck from an enlarged thyroid gland (a goiter).
verb. start a function or action, motivate. 1  activate. 2  animate. 3  arouse. 4  cause. 5  drive. 6  egg on. 7  energize. 8  excite. 9  fire up. 10  impel. 11  incite. 12  induce. 13  influence. 14  inspire. 15  instigate. 16  key up. 17  mobilize. 18  motivate. 19  move. 20  prompt. 21  propel. 22  put up to. 23  quicken. 24  rouse. 25  spur. 26  stimulate. 27  turn on. 28  work into lather. 29  work up.
inÂ·duce. tr.v. inÂ·duced, inÂ·ducÂ·ing, inÂ·ducÂ·es. 1. To lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence or persuasion. See Synonyms at persuade. 2. To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of; cause: a drug used to induce labor. 3. To infer by inductive reasoning.