adjective/ti.ʁɔ.id/
thyroid
“glande thyroïde” — thyroid gland
Learned borrowing from New Latin thyreoīdēs, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thŭreós, “oblong shield”) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).
noun, feminine/ti.ʁɔ.id/plural: thyroïdes
thyroid gland, thyroid (large butterfly-shaped endocrine gland situated on the front of the neck that produces various hormones)
Synonyms: glande thyroïde
Related: hyperthyroïdie, hypothyroïdie, thyroïdite
Ellipsis of glande thyroïde.