Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - thyroid
Thyroid
thyroid
n. & adj. --n. (in full thyroid gland) 1 a large ductless gland in the neck of vertebrates secreting a hormone which regulates growth and development through the rate of metabolism. 2 an extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating goitre and cretinism etc. --adj. Anat. & Zool. 1 connected with the thyroid cartilage (thyroid artery). 2 shield-shaped. Phrases and idioms thyroid cartilage a large cartilage of the larynx, the projection of which in man forms the Adam's apple. Etymology: obs.F thyroide or mod.L thyroides, irreg. f. Gk thureoeides f. thureos oblong shield
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I. adjective also ~al see: door Date: circa 1741 1. of, relating to, or being the ~ gland, suggestive of a disordered ~ , of, relating to, or being the chief cartilage of the larynx, II. noun Date: 1787 a large bilobed endocrine gland of vertebrates lying at the anterior base of the neck and producing especially the hormones thyroxine and triiodothyronine, a preparation of the ~ gland of various domestic animals used in treating ~ disorders ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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