thyro-comb. form
Used as a combining form of thyroid adj. and n., in reference to the thyroid cartilage or the thyroid gland.
1. In reference to the thyroid cartilage.
thyro-arytenoid adj. 
/ˌθʌɪrəʊəˈrɪtənɔɪd/, /ˌθʌɪrəʊəˈrɪtn̩ɔɪd/, /ˌθaɪroʊˌɛrəˈtiˌnɔɪd/ (rarely thyreo-arytenoid) pertaining to or connecting the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx; thyro-arytenoid ligaments or thyro-arytenoid folds, the vocal cords; thyro-arytenoid muscles, a pair of muscles which relax the vocal cords; also as noun = t. muscle. [After post-classical Latin thyroarytaenoides (1645 or earlier).]
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrəʊarᵻˈtiːnɔɪd/
, /ˌθʌɪrəʊarᵻˈtiːnɔɪd//ˌθʌɪrəʊəˈrɪtənɔɪd//ˌθʌɪrəʊəˈrɪtn̩ɔɪd/U.S. /ˌθaɪroʊəˈrɪtnˌɔɪd/
, /ˌθaɪroʊəˈrɪtnˌɔɪd//ˌθaɪroʊˌɛrəˈtiˌnɔɪd/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [noun] > muscles of throat
stylopharyngeus1684
cricoarytenoid1827
thyro-arytenoid1855
cricothyroid1857
sternohyoid1873
thyro-cricoid1901
the world > life > the body > structural parts > cartilage > cartilage of specific parts > [adjective] > of mouth or throat
cricoid1657
cricoidal1698
arytenoid1728
cricothyroid1740
cricoarytenoid1754
thyroidal1827
thyroid1828
epiglottidean1840
thyro-epiglottic1844
thyro-arytenoid1855
thyroidean1860
thyropharyngean1860
arytenoidal1872
thyropalatine1872
epiglottic1887
thyrolingual1896
thyro-epiglottidean1901
post-cricoid1907
1684 tr. S. Blankaart Physical Dict. 281 Thyroarytænoides is a pair of Muscles that proceed from the Cartilage called Scutiformis, and extending themselves forward to the Sides of the Arytænoides..serve to..close the opening of the Larynx.]
1855 A. Bain Senses & Intellect i. iv. 301 The..vocal cords..are two bands..attached in front to..the depression between the wings of the thyroid cartilage, and behind to the arytenoid cartilages; from this connexion they are called thyro-arytenoid ligaments.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VI. 818 The laryngeal muscles chiefly involved have been the internal thyro-arytenoids.
thyrochondrotomy n.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)kɒnˈdrɒtəmi/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)kɒnˈdrɒtəmi/U.S. /ˌθaɪroʊˌkɑnˈdrɑdəmi/
surgical incision of the thyroid cartilage./ˌθaɪroʊˌkɑnˈdrɑdəmi/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > operations on glands of the throat or mouth
adenotomy1777
tonsillotomy1876
thyrotomy1880
thyroidectomy1889
thyroidotomy1890
parotidectomy1893
adenoidectomy1899
parathyroidectomy1899
tonsillectomy1899
thymectomy1905
thyrochondrotomy1911
adenotonsillectomy1916
thyroparathyroidectomy1920
T. & A.1942
1911 W. A. N. Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 6) Thyrochondrotomy.
thyro-cricoid adj. /ˌθaɪroʊˈkraɪˌkɔɪd/ pertaining to or connecting the thyroid and cricoid cartilages; also as n. = thyro-cricoid muscle. [After post-classical Latin thyrocricoides (1632 or earlier).]
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈkrʌɪkɔɪd/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈkrʌɪkɔɪd/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈkraɪˌkɔɪd/
, /ˌθaɪrəˈkraɪˌkɔɪd//ˌθaɪroʊˈkraɪˌkɔɪd/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [noun] > muscles of throat
stylopharyngeus1684
cricoarytenoid1827
thyro-arytenoid1855
cricothyroid1857
sternohyoid1873
thyro-cricoid1901
1901 Benham in Proc. Zool. Soc. 2 Apr. 286 This longitudinal muscle is topographically a ‘thyro-cricoid’.
thyro-cricotomy n. /ˌθaɪroʊˌkraɪˈkɑdəmi/ see quot. 1899.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)krʌɪˈkɒtəmi/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)krʌɪˈkɒtəmi/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˌkraɪˈkɑdəmi/
, /ˌθaɪrəˌkraɪˈkɑdəmi//ˌθaɪroʊˌkraɪˈkɑdəmi/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > operations on the throat
laryngotomy1661
bronchotomy1706
tracheotomy1726
pharyngotomy1730
oesophagotomy1811
staphylotomy1853
laryngotracheotomy1879
oesophagostomy1882
uvulatomy1887
laryngectomy1888
pharyngectomy1888
uvulotomy1889
oesophagectomy1892
thyro-cricotomy1899
tracheolaryngotomy1909
tracheostomy1945
1899 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Thyro-cricotomy, tracheotomy performed through the crico-thyroid membrane alone.
thyro-epiglottic adj.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrəʊɛpᵻˈɡlɒtɪk/
, /ˌθʌɪrəʊɛpᵻˈɡlɒtɪk/U.S. /ˌθaɪroʊˌɛpəˈɡlɑdɪk/
(also thyreo-epiglottic) connecting the thyroid cartilage and the epiglottis. [Compare scientific Latin thyreoepiglotticus (1753 or earlier), thyroepiglotticus (1772 or earlier), French thyro-épiglottique (1750 or earlier).] /ˌθaɪroʊˌɛpəˈɡlɑdɪk/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > cartilage > cartilage of specific parts > [adjective] > of mouth or throat
cricoid1657
cricoidal1698
arytenoid1728
cricothyroid1740
cricoarytenoid1754
thyroidal1827
thyroid1828
epiglottidean1840
thyro-epiglottic1844
thyro-arytenoid1855
thyroidean1860
thyropharyngean1860
arytenoidal1872
thyropalatine1872
epiglottic1887
thyrolingual1896
thyro-epiglottidean1901
post-cricoid1907
1844 R. Dunglison Dict. Med. Sci. (ed. 4) Thyreo-epiglottic, Sabatier and Santorini have given this name to the outer portion of the thyro-arytenoid muscle; because it passes from the thyroid cartilage to the anterior part of the epiglottis.
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Thyro-epiglottic ligament... Thyro-epiglottic muscle.
thyro-epiglottidean adj.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrəʊɛpᵻɡlɒˈtɪdɪən/
, /ˌθʌɪrəʊɛpᵻɡlɒˈtɪdɪən/U.S. /ˌθaɪroʊˌɛpəɡlɑˈtɪdiən/
[After scientific Latin thyro-epiglottidaeus (1724 or earlier), thyreo-epiglottidaeus (1751 or earlier).] /ˌθaɪroʊˌɛpəɡlɑˈtɪdiən/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > cartilage > cartilage of specific parts > [adjective] > of mouth or throat
cricoid1657
cricoidal1698
arytenoid1728
cricothyroid1740
cricoarytenoid1754
thyroidal1827
thyroid1828
epiglottidean1840
thyro-epiglottic1844
thyro-arytenoid1855
thyroidean1860
thyropharyngean1860
arytenoidal1872
thyropalatine1872
epiglottic1887
thyrolingual1896
thyro-epiglottidean1901
post-cricoid1907
1901 Benham in Proc. Zool. Soc. 2 Apr. 286 The thyro-epiglottidean muscle..is also a conspicuous constituent in the ventral region of the larynx.
thyro-hyal adj. /ˌθaɪroʊˈhaɪəl/ = thyro-hyoid adj. and n.; usually as n., applied to the greater cornu of the hyoid bone in mammals, or to each of the long horns of the same bone in birds.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪəl/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪəl/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈhaɪəl/
, /ˌθaɪrəˈhaɪəl//ˌθaɪroʊˈhaɪəl/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > birds > bones > [noun] > hyoid or palatine
thyro-hyal1854
urohyal1888
transpalatine1891
the world > animals > birds > bones > [adjective] > of hyoid
thyro-hyoid1831
urohyal1835
thyro-hyal1854
the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > parts of > other parts
paxwaxa1325
testis1681
leaf1819
Harderian gland1822
fair-hair1825
ovarian follicle1834
Graafian follicle1841
thyro-hyal1854
Gartner's canal1874
admaxillary1896
baculum1939
the world > animals > mammals > [adjective] > of parts of > thyro-hyal
thyro-hyoid1831
thyro-hyal1854
1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 209 The basihyal has..coalesced with the thyrohyals to form a broad cartilaginous plate.
1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 134 The thyro-hyal muscle.
thyro-hyoid adj. and n. /ˌθaɪroʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/ (a) adj. pertaining to or connecting the thyroid cartilage and the hyoid bone; (b) n. = thyro-hyoid muscle. [After scientific Latin thyreohyoides (1708 or earlier), thyro-hyoides (1746 or earlier).]
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪɔɪd/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈhʌɪɔɪd/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈhaɪˌɔɪd/
, /ˌθaɪrəˈhaɪˌɔɪd//ˌθaɪroʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > birds > bones > [adjective] > of hyoid
thyro-hyoid1831
urohyal1835
thyro-hyal1854
the world > animals > mammals > [adjective] > of parts of > thyro-hyal
thyro-hyoid1831
thyro-hyal1854
1831 R. Knox tr. H. Cloquet Syst. Human Anat. (ed. 2) 82 The digastric and thyro-hyoid muscles.
thyro-hyoidean adj.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrəʊhʌɪˈɔɪdɪən/
, /ˌθʌɪrəʊhʌɪˈɔɪdɪən/U.S. /ˌθaɪroʊˌhaɪˈɔɪdiən/
[After scientific Latin thyro-hyoideus (1763 or earlier), thyreo-hyoideus (1784 or earlier).] /ˌθaɪroʊˌhaɪˈɔɪdiən/ thyropalatine adj. /ˌθaɪroʊˈpæləˌtaɪn/ (also thyreopalatine) connecting the thyroid cartilage and the palate: applied to part of the palato-pharyngeus muscle.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈpalətʌɪn/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈpalətʌɪn/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈpæləˌtaɪn/
, /ˌθaɪrəˈpæləˌtaɪn//ˌθaɪroʊˈpæləˌtaɪn/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > cartilage > cartilage of specific parts > [adjective] > of mouth or throat
cricoid1657
cricoidal1698
arytenoid1728
cricothyroid1740
cricoarytenoid1754
thyroidal1827
thyroid1828
epiglottidean1840
thyro-epiglottic1844
thyro-arytenoid1855
thyroidean1860
thyropharyngean1860
arytenoidal1872
thyropalatine1872
epiglottic1887
thyrolingual1896
thyro-epiglottidean1901
post-cricoid1907
the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > [adjective] > palate
palatical1654
palatine1656
palatial1707
palatal1786
palatic1823
pharyngopalatine1843
palatoglossal1850
palatopharyngeal1850
prepalatal1853
thyropalatine1872
palato-alveolar1884
transpalatine1891
uranic1898
1872 J. S. Cohen Dis. Throat 134 The thyreo-palatine portion of the muscle.
1899 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Thyro-palatine.
thyropharyngean adj.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)fəˈrɪn(d)ʒɪən/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)fəˈrɪn(d)ʒɪən/U.S. /ˌθaɪroʊfəˈrɪndʒiən/
(also thyreopharyngean) connecting the thyroid cartilage and the pharynx (see quot. 1844). [After scientific Latin thyropharyngeus (1704 or earlier), thyreopharyngeus (1734 or earlier).] /ˌθaɪroʊfəˈrɪndʒiən/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > speech organs > types of speech organ > [adjective] > pharynx
pharyngeal1754
pharyngal1756
pharyngic1822
pharyngopalatine1843
retropharyngeal1843
pharyngolaryngeal1848
postpharyngeal1860
thyropharyngean1860
the world > life > the body > structural parts > cartilage > cartilage of specific parts > [adjective] > of mouth or throat
cricoid1657
cricoidal1698
arytenoid1728
cricothyroid1740
cricoarytenoid1754
thyroidal1827
thyroid1828
epiglottidean1840
thyro-epiglottic1844
thyro-arytenoid1855
thyroidean1860
thyropharyngean1860
arytenoidal1872
thyropalatine1872
epiglottic1887
thyrolingual1896
thyro-epiglottidean1901
post-cricoid1907
1844 R. Dunglison Dict. Med. Sci. (ed. 4) Thyro-pharyngeus, Thyreo-pharyngeus, the portion of the constrictor pharyngis inferior, which is attached to the thyroid cartilage.]
1860 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. Thyreopharyngeus,..applied to the middle portion of the constrictor pharyngis inferior muscle: thyreopharyngean.
thyrotomy n.
Brit. /θʌɪˈrɒtəmi/
, /θʌɪˈrɒtəmi/U.S. /θaɪˈrɑdəmi/
(also thyreotomy) incision or division of the thyroid cartilage. [Compare French thyrotomie (1833 or earlier).] /θaɪˈrɑdəmi/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > operations on glands of the throat or mouth
adenotomy1777
tonsillotomy1876
thyrotomy1880
thyroidectomy1889
thyroidotomy1890
parotidectomy1893
adenoidectomy1899
parathyroidectomy1899
tonsillectomy1899
thymectomy1905
thyrochondrotomy1911
adenotonsillectomy1916
thyroparathyroidectomy1920
T. & A.1942
1880 M. Mackenzie Man. Dis. Throat & Nose I. 331 Thyrotomy should never be undertaken until removal by the endolaryngeal method has been first attempted.
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II Thyreotomy... Thyrotomy, section of the thyroid cartilage.
1899 New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon Thyreotomy, division of the thyroid cartilage for exploratory purposes.
2. In reference to the thyroid gland. (Often thyreo-.)† thyroˈprotein n. Obsolete the specific protein of the thyroid gland.
thyro-antitoxin n. /ˌθaɪroʊˌæn(t)iˈtɑks(ə)n/, /ˌθaɪroʊˈæn(t)əˌtɑks(ə)n/, /ˌθaɪroʊˈæn(t)iˌtɑks(ə)n/ an antitoxin developed in thyroid poisoning; trade-name of a thyroid preparation used as a therapeutic.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrəʊantɪˈtɒksɪn/
, /ˌθʌɪrəʊantɪˈtɒksɪn/U.S. /ˌθaɪroʊˌæn(t)əˈtɑks(ə)n/
, /ˌθaɪroʊˌæn(t)əˈtɑks(ə)n//ˌθaɪroʊˌæn(t)iˈtɑks(ə)n//ˌθaɪroʊˈæn(t)əˌtɑks(ə)n//ˌθaɪroʊˈæn(t)iˌtɑks(ə)n/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > preparations treating or preventing specific ailments > [noun] > for thyroid conditions
thyro-antitoxin1895
thiouracil1905
propylthiouracil1914
methylthiouracil1944
methimazole1951
thiamazole1971
1895 Pall Mall Gaz. 16 Dec. 1/3 Dr. Fränkel, of Vienna,..has named it provisionally thyreo-antitoxin. [He] states..that it will be possible to administer it clinically without the risk of ptomaine poisoning.
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 57 Fränkel has succeeded in separating a basic product from the thyroid (thyreo-antitoxin).
1909 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 5) Thyro-antitoxin.
thyrocalcitonin n.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)kalsᵻˈtəʊnɪn/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)kalsᵻˈtəʊnɪn/U.S. /ˌθaɪroʊˌkælsəˈtoʊnən/
a polypeptide hormone secreted by the thyroid gland which reduces the levels of calcium in the blood; also called calcitonin./ˌθaɪroʊˌkælsəˈtoʊnən/ΚΠ
1963 P. F. Hirsch et al. in Endocrinology LXXIII. 252/2 Whether or not the thyroid hypocalcemic agent that we have demonstrated is the same as..calcitonin..it is of considerable pharmacological interest. As a tentative name for the substance we propose ‘thyrocalcitonin’.
1974 D. Webster & M. Webster Compar. Vertebr. Morphol. xiii. 311 The parafollicular cells of the thyroid gland produce quite a different hormone, called calcitonin or thyrocalcitonin.
thyrocele n.
Brit. /ˈθʌɪrə(ʊ)siːl/
, /ˈθʌɪrə(ʊ)siːl/U.S. /ˈθaɪrəˌsil/
a tumour of the thyroid gland; goitre. [After scientific Latin thyrocele (1812 or earlier).] /ˈθaɪrəˌsil/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [noun] > goitre
wen1530
strume1559
struma1565
Bavarian poke1621
goitre1625
bronchocele1657
throat rupture1662
strumosity1674
Derby neck1769
Derbyshire neck1802
tracheocele1828
Graves's disease1868
thyrocele1886
strumitis1889
1886 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. III. 350/1 Goitre..Thyreocele (P. Frank).
thyrocolloid n.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈkɒlɔɪd/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈkɒlɔɪd/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈkɑˌlɔɪd/
the colloid matter of the thyroid gland./ˌθaɪrəˈkɑˌlɔɪd/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > other secretions > [noun]
colloid1849
thyrocolloid1909
autacoid1914
1909 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 5) Thyrocele, Thyrocolloid.
thyrogenic adj.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈdʒɛnɪk/
= thyrogenous adj./ˌθaɪrəˈdʒɛnɪk/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > secretory organs > gland > specific glands > [adjective] > thyroid gland
thyroidal1827
thyroid1828
thyroidean1860
thyrogenic1887
thyrogenous1909
1887 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. V. 143 Thyrogenic.
thyrogenous adj.
Brit. /θʌɪˈrɒdʒᵻnəs/
, /θʌɪˈrɒdʒᵻnəs/U.S. /θaɪˈrɑdʒənəs/
see quot. 1909./θaɪˈrɑdʒənəs/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > secretory organs > gland > specific glands > [adjective] > thyroid gland
thyroidal1827
thyroid1828
thyroidean1860
thyrogenic1887
thyrogenous1909
1909 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 5) Thyrogenous,..originating in the thyroid gland.
thyroglobulin n.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒbjᵿlɪn/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒbjᵿlɪn/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈɡlɑbjələn/
(also thyreoˈglobulin) the essential albuminous principle of the thyroid gland, an iodized principle, which forms, together with another albuminous substance belonging to the nucleo-proteins, the colloid substance of the gland./ˌθaɪrəˈɡlɑbjələn/ΚΠ
1908 T. C. Allbutt Syst. Med. IV. i. 325 Other bodies..have been separated from the gland,..among these may be mentioned Oswald's iodine-free thyreo-globulin.
1911 J. A. Mandel tr. O. Hammarsten Text-bk. Physiol. Chem. (ed. 6) 356 It seems proven that the specifically active substance is..a protein substance: Notkin's thyreoproteid, Oswald's thyreoglobulin.
thyroglossal adj. /ˌθaɪrəˈɡlɑs(ə)l/ in thyroˈglossal duct, a duct of the embryo extending from the thyroid to the base of the tongue.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒsl/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈɡlɒsl/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈɡlɔs(ə)l/
, /ˌθaɪrəˈɡlɔs(ə)l//ˌθaɪrəˈɡlɑs(ə)l/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > embryo or fetus > embryo parts > [noun] > mouth or epiglottis
prestomium1870
prostomium1870
furcula1887
thyroglossal duct1909
1909 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 5) Thyroglossal duct.
thyro-iodine n. /ˌθʌɪrəʊˈʌɪədʌɪn/, /ˌθʌɪrəʊˈʌɪədᵻn/,
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrəʊˈʌɪədiːn/
, /ˌθʌɪrəʊˈʌɪədiːn//ˌθʌɪrəʊˈʌɪədʌɪn//ˌθʌɪrəʊˈʌɪədᵻn/U.S. /ˌθaɪroʊˈaɪəˌdaɪn/
a substance containing iodine, obtained by decomposition of thyroglobulin, which has been thought to be the active principle of the gland: now more usually called iodoˈthyrin./ˌθaɪroʊˈaɪəˌdaɪn/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > biology > substance > process stimulators or inhibitors > hormone > [noun] > other hormones
thyro-iodine1896
parathormone1925
parathyroid hormone1925
oestrin1926
oestrogen1927
relaxin1930
theelin1930
prolan1931
galactin1932
inhibin1932
prolactin1932
oestriol1933
oestrone1933
oestradiol1934
adrenocorticotrophin1943
pancreozymin1943
ADH1945
adrenocorticotropin1945
cortisone1949
mineralocorticoid1950
electrocortin1953
aldosterone1954
angiotensin1958
melatonin1958
calcitonin1961
zeranol1971
amylin1988
adiponectin1999
adipokine2001
1896 Daily News 30 Apr. 8/7 Professor Baumann and Dr. Roos..find that the active principle [of the thyroid gland] is a substance named ‘Thyro-iodin’.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 469 The sheep's thyroid is relatively rich in thyro-iodine.
1903 Cushing Text-bk. Pharmacol. 715 Iodothyrin was at first named thyroiodin, but this was liable to be confused with thyreoidin, a term used to indicate the simple extract of the gland.
thyrolingual adj.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈlɪŋɡwəl/
= thyroglossal adj./ˌθaɪrəˈlɪŋɡwəl/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > cartilage > cartilage of specific parts > [adjective] > of mouth or throat
cricoid1657
cricoidal1698
arytenoid1728
cricothyroid1740
cricoarytenoid1754
thyroidal1827
thyroid1828
epiglottidean1840
thyro-epiglottic1844
thyro-arytenoid1855
thyroidean1860
thyropharyngean1860
arytenoidal1872
thyropalatine1872
epiglottic1887
thyrolingual1896
thyro-epiglottidean1901
post-cricoid1907
the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > mouth > [adjective] > tongue
lingual1650
thyrolingual1896
1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 206 The thyro~lingual duct.
thyrolytic adj.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈlɪtɪk/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈlɪdɪk/
destructive of thyroid tissue./ˌθaɪrəˈlɪdɪk/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [adjective] > goitre > destructive to thyroid
thyrolytic1889
1889 Buck's Handbk. Med. Sc. App. 539 Thyrolytic.
thyroparathyroidectomize v.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)parəθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪz/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)parəθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪz/U.S. /ˌθaɪroʊˌpɛrəˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəˌmaɪz/
transitive./ˌθaɪroʊˌpɛrəˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəˌmaɪz/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > perform operation on specific part or condition [verb (transitive)] > operations on glands of throat or neck
thymectomize1909
parathyroidectomize1922
thyroidectomize1932
thyroparathyroidectomize1956
1956 Nature 21 Jan. 138/1 Six animals were adrenalectomized..: the remaining six were thyroparathyroidectomized.
1976 H. Campion et al. in B. E. C. Nordin Calcium, Phosphate & Magnesium Metabolism xii. 466 Thyroparathyroidectomized (TPTX) rats had their serum phosphate levels manipulated by dietary means.
thyroparathyroidectomized adj.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)parəθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪzd/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)parəθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmʌɪzd/U.S. /ˌθaɪroʊˌpɛrəˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəˌmaɪzd/
/ˌθaɪroʊˌpɛrəˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəˌmaɪzd/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > patient > [adjective] > having undergone specific operations or treatments
transfused1652
necropsied1919
sympathectomized1928
thyroparathyroidectomized1932
lobotomized1943
leucotomized1951
vegetablized1974
1932 Amer. Jrnl. Physiol. 100 262 (heading) Heterotopic bone formation in thyroparathyroidectomized dogs.
thyroparathyroidectomy n.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)parəθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmi/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)parəθʌɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmi/U.S. /ˌθaɪroʊˌpɛrəˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmi/
excision of both the thyroid and the parathyroids./ˌθaɪroʊˌpɛrəˌθaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmi/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > operations on specific parts or conditions > [noun] > operations on glands of the throat or mouth
adenotomy1777
tonsillotomy1876
thyrotomy1880
thyroidectomy1889
thyroidotomy1890
parotidectomy1893
adenoidectomy1899
parathyroidectomy1899
tonsillectomy1899
thymectomy1905
thyrochondrotomy1911
adenotonsillectomy1916
thyroparathyroidectomy1920
T. & A.1942
1920 Nature 9 Dec. 488/2 The effect of thyroid-feeding and of thyroparathyroidectomy upon the pituitrin content of the posterior lobe of the pituitary.
1956 Nature 21 Jan. 138/1 The effect of thyro-parathyroidectomy on the blood changes induced by injected cortisone..has been studied.
thyroproteid n.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈprəʊtɪɪd/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈprəʊtɪɪd/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈproʊdiəd/
= thyroprotein n./ˌθaɪrəˈproʊdiəd/ΚΠ
1911 J. A. Mandel tr. O. Hammarsten Text-bk. Physiol. Chem. (ed. 6) 356 It seems proven that the specifically active substance is..a protein substance: Notkin's thyreoproteid, Oswald's thyreoglobulin.
ΚΠ
1899 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. VIII. 57 Notkin isolated a substance from the thyroid (thyreo-protein).
1911 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 6) (at cited word) It is probably one of the functions of the thyroid to produce a ferment which neutralizes the toxic effect of an accumulation of thyroprotein in the body.
thyrotherapy n. /ˌθaɪroʊˈθɛrəpi/ treatment of disease by a preparation of the thyroid glands of sheep.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpi/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpi/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈθɛrəpi/
, /ˌθaɪrəˈθɛrəpi//ˌθaɪroʊˈθɛrəpi/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > [noun] > treatment with specific substances > organotherapy
organotherapy1896
opotherapy1897
organotherapeutics1899
thyrotherapy1907
1907 Med. Record 5 Oct. 584 He regretted that thyrotherapy had been neglected in the treatment of skin diseases.
thyrotoxic adj.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪk/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪk/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈtɑksɪk/
see quot. 19092./ˌθaɪrəˈtɑksɪk/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > glandular disorders > [adjective] > goitre > other thyroid gland disorders
myxoedematous1886
myxoedemic1896
thyrotoxic1904
1904 Nature 18 Feb. 375 Thyrotoxic.
1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Thyreotoxic.
1909 W. A. N. Dorland Illustr. Med. Dict. (ed. 5) Thyrotoxic,..marked by toxic activity of the thyroid gland.
thyrotoxicosis n.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)tɒksᵻˈkəʊsɪs/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)tɒksᵻˈkəʊsɪs/U.S. /ˌθaɪroʊˌtɑksəˈkoʊsəs/
a disorder in which there is an excessive amount of thyroid hormones in the blood./ˌθaɪroʊˌtɑksəˈkoʊsəs/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disordered secretion > [noun] > hormonal disorders
hyperthyroidism1900
hypothyroidism1905
hyperpituitarism1909
hypopituitarism1909
hypoparathyroidism1910
thyrotoxicosis1911
hyperparathyroidism1917
hypogonadism1918
Cushing's disease1934
Cushing's syndrome1934
panhypopituitarism1941
pseudohypoparathyroidism1942
Sheehan's syndrome1950
Stein–Leventhal syndrome1950
pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism1952
aldosteronism1954
hyperaldosteronism1955
Albright's dystrophy1957
Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy1962
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of blood > [noun] > excess of other substances
hyperinosis1845
uricaemia1866
acetonaemia1874
hyperalbuminosis1876
chloraemia1890
acidaemia1891
hypercholesteraemia1894
hyperglycaemia1894
hyperlipaemia1894
hyperuricaemia1894
lymphocytosis1896
urataemia1897
acidosis1900
basophilia1905
mononucleosis1907
hypercapnia1908
thrombocytosis1909
thyrotoxicosis1911
monocytosis1914
hypercholesterolaemia1916
hyperparathyroidism1917
ketonaemia1917
lymphocytoma1920
hyperchloraemia1921
alkalaemia1922
hyperproteinaemia1922
reticulosis1922
hyperbilirubinaemia1923
hyperinsulinaemia1924
hypercalcaemia1925
hyperphosphataemia1926
reticulocytosis1926
hypernatraemia1932
hyperpotassaemia1932
thrombocythaemia1932
hypermagnesaemia1933
hyperglobulinaemia1936
granulocytosis1937
myeloblastosis1937
hypergammaglobulinaemia1947
hyperkalaemia1949
macroglobulinaemia1949
aldosteronism1954
Waldenström1961
mono1964
tyrosinaemia1965
methylmalonic acidaemia1969
1911 T. L. Stedman Pract. Med. Dict. 887/1 Thyrotoxicosis, exophthalmic goiter.
1912 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 3 Aug. 328/1 A patient 23 years of age having an adenoma has a definite fixed chance of developing thyrotoxicosis during her thirty-seventh year.
1977 Lancet 27 Aug. 438/2 Simpson hypothesised an autoimmune basis for myasthenia gravis on account of its association with disorders thought to have an autoimmune ætiology—such as..thyrotoxicosis.
thyrotoxin n.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪn/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈtɒksɪn/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈtɑks(ə)n/
see quot. 1911./ˌθaɪrəˈtɑks(ə)n/ΚΠ
1911 W. A. N. Dorland Med. Dict. (ed. 6) Thyrotoxin, a cytotoxin specific for thyroid tissue.
thyrotropic adj. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪk/, /ˌθaɪrəˈtroʊpɪk/ (also thyroˈtrophic, †thyreoˈtropic, †thyreoˈtrophic) applied to a hormone secreted by the pituitary which regulates the activity of the thyroid gland.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpɪk/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpɪk//ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪk/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈtrɑpɪk/
, /ˌθaɪrəˈtrɑpɪk//ˌθaɪrəˈtroʊpɪk/ΚΠ
1930 Crew & Wiesner in Brit. Med. Jrnl. 26 Apr. 777/1 (heading) On the existence of a fourth hormone, thyreotropic in nature, of the anterior pituitary.
1957 New Biol. 23 117 The pituitary gland exerts some control over the thyroid gland, as it secretes a ‘thyrotropic’ hormone.
1965 J. Lee & F. Knowles Animal Hormones ii. 21 Adrenocorticotrophic hormone..and thyrotrophic hormone..are also secreted by the adenohypophysis.
thyrotropin n.
Brit. /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪn/
, /ˌθʌɪrə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪn/U.S. /ˌθaɪrəˈtroʊpən/
(also thyroˈtrophin) thyrotropic hormone; thyrotrop(h)in-releasing factor, thyrotrop(h)in-releasing hormone, a hormone secreted by the hypothalamus which stimulates the release of thyrotropin from the pituitary./ˌθaɪrəˈtroʊpən/ΚΠ
1944 Hackh's Chem. Dict. (ed. 3) 856/2 Thyrotrophin.
1952 New Biol. 13 65 Activity of the thyroid is maintained by the stimulus of a hormone, thyrotropin.
1959 K. Shibusawa et al. in Endocrinologica Japonica 6 31 We found a thyroid stimulating neurohumor in the hypothalamus... It was provisionally designated by us as TRF (Thyrotropin Releasing Factor).
1968 A. V. Schally et al. in Rec. Progr. Hormone Res. XXIV. 449 (table) Present name... Thyrotropin-releasing factor. TRF... Proposed name... Thyrotropin-releasing hormone. TRH.
1976 Nature 8 Apr. 480/2 The α subunit of HCG..is nearly identical to the α subunits of thyroid-stimulating hormone (thyrotropin)..and luteinising hormone.
1980 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Mar. 895/1 Two patients..had impaired responses of serum thyroid stimulating hormone to thyrotrophin releasing hormone.
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