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thyroid (referring to the thyroid gland) adjective [UK: ˈθaɪrɔɪd] [US: ˈθaɪ.rɒjd] | tiroideadjective |
thyroid gland [thyroid glands] (large butterfly-shaped endocrine gland) noun [UK: ˈθaɪrɔɪd ɡlænd] [US: ˈθaɪ.rɒjd ˈɡlænd] | tireoidenoun tiroidenoun |
thyroidectomy [thyroidectomies] (surgical removal of the thyroid gland) noun [UK: θˌaɪrɔɪdˈektəmi] [US: θˌaɪrɔɪdˈektəmi] | tireoidectomianoun |
antithyroid (reducing the production or effects of thyroid hormones) adjective | antitireoideadjective |
hypothyroidism [hypothyroidisms] (disease state) noun [UK: hˌaɪpəʊθˈaɪrɔɪdˌɪzəm] [US: hˌaɪpoʊθˈaɪrɔɪdˌɪzəm] | hipotiroidismonoun |
parathyroid (pertaining to the parathyroid glands or their extracts) adjective [UK: ˌpæ.rə.ˈθaɪ.rɔɪd] [US: pæ.rʌ.ˈθaɪ.rɔɪd] | paratireoideadjective paratiroideadjective |
parathyroid gland [parathyroid glands] (any one of four endocrine glands situated in the neck) noun [UK: ˌpæ.rə.ˈθaɪ.rɔɪd ɡlænd] [US: pæ.rʌ.ˈθaɪ.rɔɪd ˈɡlænd] | paratireoidenoun paratiroidenoun |