Meaning Of The Word Thyroid

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thyroid
countable noun: Your thyroid or your thyroid gland is a gland in your neck that produces chemicals which control the way your body grows and functions.

thyroid in American English
designating or of a large ductless gland lying in front and on either side of the trachea and secreting the hormone thyroxine, which regulates body growth and metabolism: the malfunctioning or congenital absence of this gland can cause goiter, cretinism,
the thyroid gland
adjective: of or pertaining to the thyroid gland
noun

thyroid in British English
thyroid
adjective: of or relating to the thyroid gland
noun

thyroid in the Pharmaceutical Industry
noun: The thyroid or the thyroid gland is a gland in the neck that produces thyroxine, a hormone which controls metabolism.

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