English-Thai Dictionary

thyroid

N ต่อมไทรอยด์  tom-tai-roi

 

thyroid gland

N ต่อมไทรอยด์  tom-tai-roi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

THYROID

a.[Gr. a shield, and form. ] Resembling a shield; applied to one of the cartilages of the larynx, so called from its figure, to a gland situated near that cartilage, and to the arteries and veins of the gland. The thyroid cartilage constitutes the anterior, superior, and largest part of the larynx.
The thyroid gland is situated on the sides and front of the lower part of the larynx, and the upper part of the trachea. It is copiously supplied with blood, but is not known to furnish any secretion. It is the seat of the bronchocele or goiter.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

THYROID

Thy "roid, a. Etym: [Gr. thyroïde, thyréoïde.]

 

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

 

2. (Anat. )

 

Defn: 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. -- Thyroid dislocation (Surg.), dislocation of the thigh bone into the thyroid foramen. -- Thyroid foramen, the obturator foramen.

 

THYROIDEAL

THYROIDEAL Thy *roid "e *al, a. (Anat. )

 

Defn: Thyroid.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

thyroid

thy roid |ˈTHīˌroid ˈθaɪˌrɔɪd | ▶noun 1 (also thyroid gland ) a large ductless gland in the neck that secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism. • an extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones. 2 (also thyroid cartilage ) a large cartilage of the larynx, a projection of which forms the Adam's apple in humans. ORIGIN early 18th cent. (as an adjective ): from Greek (khondros ) thureoeidēs ‘shield-shaped (cartilage ),’ from thureos ‘oblong shield. ’

 

thyroidectomy

thy roid ec to my |ˌTHīroiˈdektəmē ˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmi | ▶noun ( pl. thyroidectomies ) removal of the thyroid gland by surgery.

 

thyroiditis

thy roid i tis |ˌTHīroiˈdītis ˌθaɪrɔɪˈdaɪtɪs | ▶noun inflammation of the thyroid.

 

thyroid-stimulating hormone

thy roid-stim u lat ing hor mone ▶noun another term for thyrotropin.

 

Oxford Dictionary

thyroid

thyroid |ˈθʌɪrɔɪd | ▶noun 1 (also thyroid gland ) a large ductless gland in the neck which secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism. • [ mass noun ] an extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones. 2 (also thyroid cartilage ) a large cartilage of the larynx, a projection of which forms the Adam's apple in humans. ORIGIN early 18th cent. (as an adjective ): from Greek (khondros ) thureoeidēs ‘shield-shaped (cartilage )’, from thureos ‘oblong shield ’.

 

thyroidectomy

thy roid ec to my |ˌTHīroiˈdektəmē ˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmi | ▶noun ( pl. thyroidectomies ) removal of the thyroid gland by surgery.

 

thyroiditis

thy roid i tis |ˌTHīroiˈdītis ˌθaɪrɔɪˈdaɪtɪs | ▶noun inflammation of the thyroid.

 

thyroid-stimulating hormone

thyroid-stimulating hor |mone ▶noun another term for thyrotropin.

 

French Dictionary

thyroïde

thyroïde n. f. nom féminin Glande endocrine située à l ’avant du cou. Note Orthographique t hy ro ï de.

 

thyroïdien

thyroïdien , ienne adj. adjectif Qui est relatif à la thyroïde. : Une insuffisance thyroïdienne.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

thyroid

thy roid /θáɪrɔɪd /名詞 C 〘医 〙甲状腺 （せん ）(thyroid gland ).形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗甲状腺の .