Meanings
nounhypothyroidy (uncountable)
- uncountablehypothyroidism
In the context of FERG, risk assessment was used to estimate the burden of dioxin-related hypothyroidy and impaired fertility.
2015 December 4, “Methodological Framework for World Health Organization Estimates of the Global Burden of Foodborne Disease”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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
- Englishhypothyroidy
From hypothyroid + -y.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
hypothyroidy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypothyroidy
MLA
“hypothyroidy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypothyroidy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypothyroidy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypothyroidy.
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