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Thyroid : adj
1: of or relating to the thyroid gland; "thyroid deficiency";
"thyroidal uptake" [syn: thyroidal]
2: suggestive of a thyroid disorder; "thyroid personality"
(noun)
1: located near the base of the neck [syn: thyroid gland]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Thyroid : \Thy"roid\, a. [Gr. ? shield-shaped; ? a large, oblong
shield (from ? a door) _ ? form: cf. F. thyro["i]de,
thyr['e]o["i]de.]
1. Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the
thyroid cartilage.
2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid
cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal.
Thyroid cartilage. See under Larynx.
Thyroid body, or Thyroid gland (Anat.), a glandlike but
ductless body, or pair of bodies, of unknown function, in
the floor of the mouth or the region of the larynx. 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Thyroid : Thyroid: 1. The hypothyroidism . 3. Shaped like a shield. (The thyroid gland was so-named by Thomas Wharton in 1656 because it was shaped like an ancient Greek shield.)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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