euthyroid

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/juˈθaɪɹɔɪd/

adjective

Having normal thyroid function.

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

adjectiveeuthyroid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving normal thyroid function.
nouneuthyroid (plural euthyroids)

plural euthyroids

  1. A person with a normally functioning thyroid.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
euthyreotic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wésus?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁su-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ehu-
  6. Ancient Greekἐΰς (eǘs)
  7. Ancient Greekεὖ (eû)
  8. Englisheu-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  10. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  11. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  12. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  15. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  16. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  17. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  18. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  19. Englishthyroid
  20. Englisheuthyroid

Coined between 1920 and 1925 from Greek eu- + thyroid.

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Translations

German euthyreot
  • euthyreotHaving normal thyroid function
Swedish eutyreoid, euthyroid
  • eutyreoidHaving normal thyroid function
  • euthyroidHaving normal thyroid function

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with euthyroid

thyroidparathyroidhypothyroidhyperthyroidcricothyroiddysthyroidextrathyroidsternothyroid
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Cite this entry
APA

euthyroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euthyroid

MLA

“euthyroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euthyroid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “euthyroid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/euthyroid.

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