thyroid
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
thyroid /ˈθʌɪrɔɪd/
▶noun
- 1 (also thyroid gland) a large ductless gland in the neck which secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism.
■ an extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones.
- 2 (also thyroid cartilage) a large cartilage of the larynx, a projection of which forms the Adam's apple in humans.
– origin C18: from Gk (khondros) thureoeidēs ‘shield-shaped (cartilage)’, from thureos ‘oblong shield’.
'thyroid' also found in these Oxford entries:
Adam's apple
- calcitonin
- cornu
- cretin
- euthyroid
- goitre
- Graves' disease
- Hashimoto's disease
- hyperthyroidism
- hypothyroidism
- parathyroid
- thyro-
- thyroid-stimulating hormone
- thyrotropin
- thyroxine
- TSH
