英语词汇“thyroidites”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

thyroidites

释义

thyroid /thīˈroid/, more correctly but less commonly thyreoid /-ri-oid/

adjective

noun

The thyroid gland, a ductless gland in the neck which secretes thyroxin, whose overactivity may lead to exophthalmic goitre and swelling of the eyeballs, and whose malfunction may lead to cretinism
The principal cartilage of the larynx, forming the Adam's apple

ORIGIN: Gr thyreoeidēs shield-shaped, the thyroid cartilage, from thyreos a (door-shaped) shield, from thyrā a door, and eidos form

thyroidecˈtomy noun

The surgical removal of the thyroid gland

thyroidīˈtis noun

Inflammation of the thyroid gland

thyroid-stimulating hormone noun

Thyrotropin

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