Answer Wiki. ' denotes foot,  denotes inches, where 1 foot is equivalent of 12 inches (though I'm not American and I generally don'thave any idea how to work with US customary units, it really had quite an interesting history as the number 12 was used for conversion by many countries, including Ancient Rome). So that'd be 5 * 12 + 6 = 60 + 6 = 66 inches.
Graves' Disease. The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is Graves' disease. This is an autoimmune disorder that attacks the thyroid gland and triggers the release of high levels of thyroid hormones. One of the hallmarks of Graves' disease is a visible and uncomfortable swelling behind the eyes.
A thyroid disease is a medical condition impairing the function of the thyroid.Different thyroid diseases include Hashimoto's thyroiditis, hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism. These diseases have a large range of symptoms and affect all ages.mbalance in production of thyroid hormones arises from dysfunction of the thyroid gland itself, the pituitary gland, which produces thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), or the hypothalamus, which regulates the pituitary gland via thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH).