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thyroid |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thyroid adj 1: of or relating to the thyroid gland; "thyroid deficiency"; "thyroidal uptake" [syn: {thyroidal}] 2: suggestive of a thyroid disorder; "thyroid personality" n : located near the base of the neck [syn: {thyroid gland}]
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