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thyroid

/ˈθaɪ.ɹɔɪd/

Rhymes with -aɪɹɔɪd

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Borrowed from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thŭreós, “an oblong shield”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).

adjective thyreoid

not comparable Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.
not comparable Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland.
not comparable Suggestive of a disordered thyroid gland. a thyroid personality
not comparable Shield-shaped; peltiform.

noun thyroids · thyreoid

abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of thyroid cartilage
abbreviation, ellipsis 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 cavities, is the subject of intense controversy, especially outside of the United Stat
An extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: thyroidal, thyroid gland, goitre, acropachy, bladder, desiccated, underactive, crico, thyroideal, glandula thyroidea, thyroid body, thyreoid, thyroidea, thyrohyoid, sternothyroid, thyropharyngeal

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adj referring to the thyroid gland

Español	tiroides
中文	甲狀腺的 /甲状腺的, 甲狀腺的 /甲状腺的 jiǎzhuàngxiàn de
Português	tiroide
Français	thyroïde
Italiano	tiroide
Русский	щитови́дный ščitovídnyj

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@misc{thyroid_2026,
  title = {thyroid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thyroid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}