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thyroid

3 entries found.

Main Entry:
1thy·roid 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1thyroid
Pronunciation:
\ˈthī-ˌrid\
Variant(s):
also thy·roi·dal 
          Listen to the pronunciation of thyroidal \thī-ˈri-dəl\
Function:
adjective
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


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