Thyroid

What do we mean by thyroid?

The thyroid gland. noun

The thyroid cartilage. noun

A dried, powdered preparation of the thyroid gland of certain domestic animals, used in treatment of hypothyroid conditions. noun

An artery, vein, nerve, or other part associated with the thyroid gland or thyroid cartilage. noun

Shield-shaped.

Superior, a branch of the external carotid, distributed to the sternothyroid, sternohyoid, and omohyoid muscles and the thyroid body, and giving off the hyoid, sternomastoid, laryngeal, and cricothyroid branches.

Inferior, a branch of the thyroid axis, passing beneath the great cervical vessels to be distributed to the lower part of the thyroid body, to the scalenus anticus, longus colli, inferior constrictor, and the infrahyoid muscles, and giving off the ascending cervical, inferior laryngeal, tracheal, and esophageal branches.

The thyroid cartilage. noun

The thyroid gland. noun

A thyroid artery, vein, or nerve. noun

Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped. adjective

Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal. adjective

See under Larynx. adjective

An endocrine gland having two lobes, located in the floor of the mouth or the region of the larynx, which secretes two hormones (thyroxine and triiodothyronine) that regulate the rates of growth and metabloism. In man and most mammals it is a highly vascular organ, partly surrounding the base of the larynx and the upper part of the trachea. Cases of hypothyroidism, where the gland is insufficiently active, can be treated by administration of thyroxine or a combination of thyroxine and triiodothyronine. adjective

Dislocation of the thigh bone into the thyroid foramen. adjective

The obturator foramen. adjective

The thyroid gland. noun

The thyroid cartilage. noun

A preparation obtained from the thyroid gland. noun

The thyroid gland.

The thyroid cartilage.

Words that are spelled similarly to thyroid:
thyroid, theroid, tyroid, thyrsoid.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word thyroid:
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Words that rhyme with thyroid:
viroid, spiroid, tyroid.

Adjectives that are often used to describe thyroid:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective thyroid:
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Consonant match to thyroid:
theroid.

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