Meanings
adjectivethyroidal (not comparable)
- not comparablemedicineOf, pertaining to, or affecting the thyroid.
The organification of iodide in the thyroid gland was described using a second order rate constant (KthybindC, /nmol/L*hr/kg thyroid weight) fitted to provide thyroidal iodide stores near the maximal value, which increased with age.
2016 March 2, “Dietary Iodine Sufficiency and Moderate Insufficiency in the Lactating Mother and Nursing Infant: A Computational Perspective”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveof or relating to the thyroid gland
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Origin
- 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
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishthyroidal
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with thyroidal
colloidalsinusoidaltoroidalsteroidalnonsteroidaltrapezoidalellipsoidalchoroidalspheroidalsigmoidalhemorrhoidalcuboidalsolenoidalasteroidaladenoidalaliethmoidalalkaloidalamygdaloidalbotryoidalchancroidalcoccoidalconchoidalconoidalcrinoidal
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APA
thyroidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroidal
MLA
“thyroidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroidal. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thyroidal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroidal.
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