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thyroid

English

Alternative forms

  • thyreoid

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin thyreo?d?s, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (thureoeid?s, shield-shaped), from ?????? (thureós, oblong shield) +? -????? (-eid?s, -form, -like).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??a?.???d/
  • Rhymes: -a????d

Adjective

thyroid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.
  2. (anatomy) Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland.
    1. Suggestive of a disordered thyroid gland.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

thyroid (plural thyroids)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of thyroid cartilage.
  2. (anatomy) Ellipsis of thyroid gland.
    1. (medicine) An extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones.

Derived terms

References

  • “thyroid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
  • “thyroid”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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parathyroid

English

Etymology

para- +? thyroid

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a????d

Adjective

parathyroid (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Situated near the thyroid gland.
  2. (anatomy) Pertaining to the parathyroid glands or their extracts.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

parathyroid (plural parathyroids)

  1. The parathyroid gland.
  2. A parathyroid hormone.

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