Etymology

athyroidism

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Today it means: The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or a suppression of its function. Full definition →

English thyroidism ← New Latin thyreoīdēs ← Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  8. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  12. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  13. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  14. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  15. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  16. Englishthyroid
  17. Englishthyroidism
  18. English todayathyroidism

From a- + thyroidism.

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