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thyroid
noun(thy-roid)
a large bilobed endocrine gland of vertebrates lying at the anterior base of the neck and producing especially the hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine
thyroid
noun(thy-roid)
a preparation of the thyroid gland of various domestic animals used in treating thyroid disorders
thyroid
adjective(thy-roid)
of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland
thyroid
adjective(thy-roid)
suggestive of a disordered thyroid
thyroid
adjective(thy-roid)
of, relating to, or being the chief cartilage of the larynx
thyroid
noun(thy-roid)
a hormone that is secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland and stimulates the thyroid gland —abbreviation TSH—called also thyrotropic hormone, thyrotropin

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