thyroid
IPA: θˈaɪrɔɪd
noun
- (medicine) An extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones.
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of thyroid cartilage.. [(anatomy) The largest cartilage in the larynx; the Adam’s apple]
- (anatomy) Ellipsis of thyroid gland.. [(anatomy) A large butterfly-shaped endocrine gland situated on the front of the neck that produces various hormones.]
adjective
- (anatomy) Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.
- (anatomy) Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland.
- Suggestive of a disordered thyroid gland.
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