thyroid
Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.
Other meanings
Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland.
Suggestive of a disordered thyroid gland.
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "θῠρεοειδής" (shield-shaped).
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This definition is adapted from “thyroid” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.