THYROID


Meaning of THYROID in English

I. ˈthī-ˌrȯid adjective

also thy·roi·dal thī-ˈrȯi-d ə l

Etymology: New Latin thyroides, from Greek thyreoeidēs shield-shaped, thyroid, from thyreos shield shaped like a door, from thyra door — more at door

Date: circa 1741

1.

a. : of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland

b. : suggestive of a disordered thyroid

a thyroid personality

2. : of, relating to, or being the chief cartilage of the larynx

II. noun

Date: 1787

1. : a large bilobed endocrine gland of vertebrates lying at the anterior base of the neck and producing especially the hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine

2. : a preparation of the thyroid gland of various domestic animals used in treating thyroid disorders

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