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Thyroid
Definitions
- 1 Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage. not-comparable
- 2 Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland. not-comparable
- 3 Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland.; Suggestive of a disordered thyroid gland. not-comparable
"a thyroid personality"
- 4 Shield-shaped; peltiform. not-comparable
- 1 suggestive of a thyroid disorder wordnet
- 2 of or relating to the thyroid gland wordnet
- 1 Ellipsis of thyroid cartilage. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
- 2 located near the base of the neck wordnet
- 3 Ellipsis of thyroid gland. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"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 States. But opposition to the practice, on the grounds that fluoride has adverse effects on the thyroid, brain and bones, and is an unethical form of mass-medication, appears to be growing."
- 4 Ellipsis of thyroid gland.; An extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones.
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thŭreós, “an oblong shield”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).
Borrowed from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thŭreós, “an oblong shield”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).
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