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thyroid (iou)



thyroid adjective & noun. E18.

A. adjective.
Anatomy. Designating or pertaining to the thyroid (see sense B. below). E18.
thyroid gland, thyroid body = sense B.2 below. thyroid hormone either or both of the two chief secretions of the thyroid gland, thyroxine and triiodothyronine.
gen. Having the form of a shield, shield-shaped; having a shield-shaped marking. L19.
b. noun.
The largest of the cartilages of the larynx, consisting of two broad four-sided plates joined in front at an angle, enclosing the vocal cords and (in men) forming the Adam's apple. M19.
A large bilobed endocrine gland in the neck of vertebrates which secretes hormones regulating growth and development through control of the rate of metabolism. M19.
b. Medicine. An extract prepared from animal thyroid glands and used to treat hypothyroid conditions (as goitre, cretinism, etc.). L19.
Comb.: thyroid-stimulating adjective: thyroid-stimulating hormone = THYROTROPIN.
thy'roidal adjective of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage or gland M19.
thy'roideal adjective = thyroidal E19.
thyroi'dectomize verb trans. perform thyroidectomy on M20.
thyroi'dectomy noun (an instance of) surgical excision of the thyroid gland L19.
thy'roidic adjective & noun (designating) a person with a disordered thyroid gland E20.
thyroi'ditis noun inflammation of the thyroid gland L19.