Etymology

thyroid gland

Today it means: A large butterfly-shaped endocrine gland situated on the front of the neck that produces various hormones. Full definition →

New Latin glandula thyreoidea
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  1. New Latin · calque ofglandula thyreoidea
  2. English todaythyroid gland

From New Latin glandula thyreoidea, coined by Thomas Wharton in 1656.

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