Standard Lemma guide

thyroid

adj · noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈθaɪ.ɹɔɪd/
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  • CMU ARPABET: TH AY1 R OY0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of, relating to, or being the thyroid gland.

Suggestive of a disordered thyroid gland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Examples

  • a thyroid personality

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Shield-shaped; peltiform.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Ellipsis of thyroid cartilage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Ellipsis of thyroid gland.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Ellipsis of thyroid gland.

An extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective

Meaning 8

suggestive of a thyroid disorder

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • thyroid personality

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective

Meaning 9

of or relating to the thyroid gland

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • thyroid deficiency
  • thyroidal uptake

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thyroidal

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

located near the base of the neck

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thyroid gland

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: endocrine gland, endocrine, ductless gland

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dhwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *thurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid Borrowed from New Latin thyreoīdēs, from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thŭreós, “an oblong shield”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: qalxanabənzər — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Belarusian: шчытападо́бны (ščytapadóbny) — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Bulgarian: щитовиден (štitoviden) — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Catalan: tiroïdal — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甲狀腺的 /甲状腺的 — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Chinese Mandarin: 甲狀腺的 /甲状腺的 (jiǎzhuàngxiàn de) — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Finnish: kilpirauhas- — referring to the thyroid gland
  • French: thyroïde — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Hungarian: pajzsmirigy- — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Ido: tiroida — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Irish: tíoróideach — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Italian: tiroide — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Latin: thyreoīdēs — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Marathi: थायरॉइड (thāyrŏiḍ) — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Marathi: अवटु (avṭu) — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Persian: سپردیس (separdis) — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Persian: تیروئید (tiro'id) — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Piedmontese: tiròide — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Polish: tarczycowy — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Portuguese: tiroide — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Russian: щитови́дный (ščitovídnyj) — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Spanish: tiroides — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Tajik: сипаршакл (siparšakl) — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Thai: ไทรอยด์ — referring to the thyroid gland
  • Ukrainian: щитоподі́бний (ščytopodíbnyj) — referring to the thyroid gland