Meanings
nounthyroidism (countable and uncountable, plural thyroidisms)
plural thyroidisms
- countabledateduncommonuncountablemedicineA disorder of the thyroid gland.
CASE 5 - A woman, aged 50, who is known to have had thyroidism for several years, journeyed from one physician to another, because she was not cooperative.
1923, Burton E. Hamilton, MD, “Thyroidism Complicated By Heart Failure”, in Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 80, number 24, page 1773
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
- Englishthyroidism
Cite this entry
APA
thyroidism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroidism
MLA
“thyroidism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroidism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thyroidism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroidism.
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