Definition of Thiroid
Thy"roid (?), a. [Gr. &?; shield-shaped; &?;
a large, oblong shield (from &?; a door) + &?; form: cf. F.
thyroïde, thyréoïde.] 1.
Shaped like an oblong shield; 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.
Thy"roid (?), a. [Gr. &?; shield-shaped; &?;
a large, oblong shield (from &?; a door) + &?; form: cf. F.
thyroïde, thyréoïde.] 1.
Shaped like an oblong shield; 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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The thyroid gland.
- The thyroid cartilage.
- A preparation obtained from the thyroid gland.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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