English Explanatory Dictionary

thyroid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.
  2. Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland.
  3. Suggestive of a disordered thyroid gland.
  4. Shield-shaped; peltiform.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of thyroid cartilage.
  2. Ellipsis of thyroid gland.
  3. An extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones.

Pronunciation

/ˈθaɪ.ɹɔɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-thyroid.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-thyroid.wav

Word forms

thyroid thyreoid thyroids

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid Borrowed from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thŭreós, “an oblong shield”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).

Derived words

antithyroid anti-thyroid cricothyroid dysthyroid euthyroid extrathyroid hyperthyroid hyperthyroidism hypothyroid hypothyroidism intrathyroid low thyroid nonthyroid parathyroid sternothyroid thyroid artery thyroid cartilage thyroid eye disease thyroid gland thyroidless thyroid panel thyroid storm thyro- thyr- underactive thyroid Wilson's thyroid syndrome athyroidism dysthyroidism thyroidal thyroideal thyroidectomy thyroid hormone thyroiditis thyroidization thyroidologist thyroidopathy thyroidotomy thyroid-stimulating hormone

Translations

Azerbaijani: qalxanabənzər Belarusian: шчытападо́бны Bulgarian: щитовиден Catalan: tiroïdal Chinese Mandarin: 甲狀腺的 /甲状腺的 Finnish: kilpirauhas- French: thyroïde Hungarian: pajzsmirigy- Ido: tiroida Irish: tíoróideach Italian: tiroide Latin: thyreoīdēs Marathi: थायरॉइड Marathi: अवटु Persian: سپردیس Persian: تیروئید Piedmontese: tiròide Polish: tarczycowy Portuguese: tiroide Russian: щитови́дный Spanish: tiroides Tajik: сипаршакл Thai: ไทรอยด์ Ukrainian: щитоподі́бний
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on T Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary