hyperthyroid

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adjective

of or pertaining to hyperthyroidism

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

adjectivehyperthyroid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableof or pertaining to hyperthyroidism

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  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. Englishhyperthyroid

From hyper- + thyroid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hyperthyroid

thyroidparathyroidhypothyroideuthyroidcricothyroiddysthyroidextrathyroidsternothyroid
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Cite this entry
APA

hyperthyroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperthyroid

MLA

“hyperthyroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperthyroid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hyperthyroid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyperthyroid.

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