dysthyroid

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adjective

Relating to defective thyroid glands.

Similar
dysthyroidic
OriginEnglish thyroid ← New Latin thyreoīdēs ← Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs) →
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Meanings

adjectivedysthyroid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to defective thyroid glands.

    T3 modulation of GABA A receptors therefore has a plausible significance in normal physiology, and apparent relevance to dysthyroid states.

    2015 October 1, “Interactions of L-3,5,4'-Triiodothyronine, Allopregnanolone, and Ivermectin with the GABA A Receptor: Evidence for Overlapping Intersubunit Binding Modes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

    Synonyms: dysthyroidic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveRelating to defective thyroid glands.

Similar
dysthyroidic
Also see
dysthyroidic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dus-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dus-
  4. Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
  5. New Latindys-
  6. Englishdys-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  9. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  10. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  13. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  14. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  15. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  16. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  17. Englishthyroid
  18. Englishdysthyroid

From dys- + thyroid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with dysthyroid

thyroidparathyroidhypothyroidhyperthyroideuthyroidcricothyroidextrathyroidsternothyroid
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Chicago

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