Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Basedow's disease \Ba"se*dow's dis*ease"\ [Named for Dr.
   Basedow, a German physician.] (Med.)
   A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland,
   prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the
   heart; -- called also {exophthalmic goiter}. --Flint.

Source : WordNet®

exophthalmic goiter
     n : exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter;
         hyperthyroidism with protrusion of the eyeballs [syn: {Graves'
         disease}]