Meanings
adjectivehypothyroidic (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to hypothyroidism
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
- Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
- Englishhypo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
- Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
- Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
- New Latinthyreoīdēs
- Englishthyroid
- Englishhypothyroid
- Englishhypothyroidic
From hypothyroid + -ic.
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hypothyroidic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypothyroidic
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“hypothyroidic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypothyroidic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
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