thyroid — Dizionario inglese

Aggettivo

1. Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

2. Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

3. Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland. Suggestive of a disordered thyroid gland.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

   Esempi

   a thyroid personality

4. Shield-shaped; peltiform.

   Uso

   • not-comparable

Sostantivo

1. Ellipsis of thyroid gland. An extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones.

Aggettivo

1. of or relating to the thyroid gland

   Sinonimi

   thyroidal

   Esempi

   thyroid deficiency

   thyroidal uptake

2. suggestive of a thyroid disorder

   Esempi

   thyroid personality

Sostantivo

1. located near the base of the neck

   Sinonimi

   thyroid gland

   Termini più generali

   endocrine glandendocrineductless gland