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Definition of Thyroid

1. Noun. Located near the base of the neck.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to the thyroid gland. "Thyroidal uptake"

3. Adjective. Suggestive of a thyroid disorder. "Thyroid personality"

Definition of Thyroid

1. a. Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage.

Definition of Thyroid

1. Noun. (anatomy) The thyroid gland. ¹

2. Noun. The thyroid cartilage. ¹

3. Noun. A preparation obtained from the thyroid gland. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Thyroid

1. an endocrine gland [n -S]

Medical Definition of Thyroid

1. A butterfly-shaped endocrine gland in the neck that is found on both sides of the trachea (windpipe). It secretes the hormone thyroxine which controls the rate of metabolism. (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thyroid

thyrogenic thyroglobulin thyroglobulin antibody thyroglobulins thyroglossal thyroglossal cyst thyroglossal duct thyroglossal duct cyst thyroglossal ducts thyrohyal

thyrohyals thyrohyoid thyrohyoid membrane thyrohyoid muscle thyrohypophysial syndrome thyroid (current term) thyroid-stimulating hormone thyroid-stimulating hormone-releasing factor thyroid-stimulating hormone stimulation test thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulins

thyroid acropachy thyroid axis thyroid binding globulin thyroid body thyroid bruit thyroid calcifications thyroid cancer thyroid carcinoma thyroid carcinoma risk factors thyroid cartilage

Literary usage of Thyroid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Monographic Medicine by William Robie Patten Emerson, Guido Guerrini, William Brown, Wendell Christopher Phillips, John Whitridge Williams, John Appleton Swett, Hans Günther, Mario Mariotti, Hugh Grant Rowell (1916)
"The physiology of the thyroid gland. Practitioner, London. ... The influence of early removal of the thyroid and parathyroid glands upon nitrogenous ..."

2. Diet in Health and Disease by Julius Friedenwald, John Ruhräh (1907)
"This expresses the most common view held as to the action of the thyroid [Baumann ... In the case of the action of the thyroid upon the heart alone has this ..."

3. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The ligature should be applied between the lingual and superior thyroid branches. To tie the vessel above the Digastric, between it and the parotid gland, ..."

4. American Journal of Physiology by American Physiological Society (1887- ). (1913)
"IT is conceded by a majority, if not all, of the writers on the subject of thyroid therapy, that the thyroid gland (or its preparations), ..."

5. The Principles and Practice of Medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler (1901)
"The thyroid extract has been used with success by Brans in 9 of 12 cases. 2. ... A case is reported by H»y- ward in which growths resembling thyroid tissue ..."

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