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Traditional English :: thyroid
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thiroid - n. & adj. --n. (in full thyroid gland)
1 a large ductless gland in the neck of vertebrates secreting a hormone which regulates growth and development through the rate of metabolism.
2 an extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating goitre and cretinism etc. --adj. Anat. & Zool.
1 connected with the thyroid cartilage (thyroid artery).
2 shield-shaped. thyroid cartilage a large cartilage of the larynx, the projection of which in man forms the Adam's apple. [obs.F thyroide or mod.L thyroides, irreg. f. Gk thureoeides f. thureos oblong shield] |
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