Thesaurus: thyroid

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1. a. Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped">shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage.
2. a. Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal.
3. adj. of or relating to the thyroid gland
4. adj. suggestive of a thyroid disorder
5. n. located near the base of the neck
6. 1. Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped">shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage. 2. (Anat.) 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.
7. Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, orthyroid artery; thyroideal. Thyroid cartilage. See under Larynx.-- Thyroid body, or Thyroid gland (Anat.), a glandlike but ductlessbody, or pair of bodies, of unknown function, in the floor of themouth or the region of the larynx. In man and most mammals it is ahighly vascular organ, partly surrounding the base of the larynx andthe upper part of the trachea.-- Thyroid dislocation (Surg.), dislocation of the thigh bone intothe thyroid foramen.-- Thyroid foramen, the obturator foramen.
8. j:71/n:29 a. of or relating to the thyroid gland a. suggestive of a thyroid disorder