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THYROID
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
Etymology
Adjective
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.
Noun
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
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