THYROID
\θˈa͡ɪɹɔ͡ɪd], \θˈaɪɹɔɪd], \θ_ˈaɪ_ɹ_ɔɪ_d]\
Definitions of THYROID
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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suggestive of a thyroid disorder; "thyroid personality"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage.
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Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal.
By Oddity Software
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Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage.
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Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal.
By Noah Webster.
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A highly vascular endocrine gland consisting of two lobes, one on either side of the trachea, joined by a narrow isthmus; it produces the thyroid hormones which are concerned in regulating the metabolic rate of the body.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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