thyroid
(adjective) suggestive of a thyroid disorder; “thyroid personality”
thyroid, thyroidal
(adjective) of or relating to the thyroid gland; “thyroid deficiency”; “thyroidal uptake”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
thyroid (not comparable)
(anatomy) Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland.
Suggestive of a disordered thyroid gland.
(anatomy) Of, relating to, or being the chief cartilage of the larynx.
thyroid (plural thyroids)
(anatomy) The thyroid gland.
(medicine) An extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones.
(anatomy) The thyroid cartilage.
Source: Wiktionary
Thy"roid, a. Etym: [Gr. thyroïde, thyréoïde.]
1. Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal. Thyroid cartilage. See under Larynx.
– Thyroid body, or Thyroid gland (Anat.), a glandlike but ductless body, or pair of bodies, of unknown function, in the floor of the mouth or the region of the larynx. In man and most mammals it is a highly vascular organ, partly surrounding the base of the larynx and the upper part of the trachea.
– Thyroid dislocation (Surg.), dislocation of the thigh bone into the thyroid foramen.
– Thyroid foramen, the obturator foramen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 April 2025
(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; “they used bales of newspaper every day”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
