When hypothyroidism isn't treated, signs and symptoms can gradually become more severe. Constant stimulation of your thyroid gland to release more hormones may lead to an enlarged thyroid (goiter). In addition, you may become more forgetful, your thought processes may slow, or you may feel depressed.
exploit [originally cracker slang] 1. A vulnerability in software that can be used for breaking security or otherwise attacking an Internet host over the network. The Ping O' Death is a famous exploit. 2. More grammatically, a program that exploits an exploit in sense 1.
Word Origin and History for exploit. n. late 14c., outcome of an action, from Old French esploit (12c.), a very common word, used in senses of action, deed, profit, achievement, from Latin explicitum a thing settled, ended, displayed, neuter of explicitus, past participle of explicare unfold (see explicit).