thyroid

Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.

Adjective

  1. Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.
  2. Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland.

    1. Suggestive of a disordered thyroid gland.

      • a thyroid personality
  3. Shield-shaped; peltiform.

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid Borrowed from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thŭreós, “an oblong shield”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).

Forms

thyreoid

Derived

antithyroid anti-thyroid cricothyroid dysthyroid euthyroid extrathyroid hyperthyroid hyperthyroidism hypothyroid hypothyroidism intrathyroid low thyroid nonthyroid parathyroid sternothyroid thyroid artery thyroid cartilage thyroid eye disease thyroid gland thyroidless thyroid panel thyroid storm thyro- thyr-

Noun

  1. Ellipsis of thyroid cartilage.
  2. Ellipsis of thyroid gland.
    • Israel is one of the few countries that widely fluoridates, besides the United States, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia. Fluoridation, the addition of fluoride to public drinking water supplies to reduce...

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

Forms

thyroids thyreoid

Derived

athyroidism dysthyroidism thyroidal thyroideal thyroidectomy thyroid hormone thyroiditis thyroidization thyroidologist thyroidopathy thyroidotomy thyroid-stimulating hormone