thyroidopathy

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noun

Any disease of the thyroid gland

OriginAncient Greek πᾰ́θος (pắthos) ← English thyroid ← New Latin thyreoīdēs →
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Meanings

nounthyroidopathy (plural thyroidopathies)

plural thyroidopathies

  1. medicineAny disease of the thyroid gland

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰwer-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*tʰurā
  3. Ancient Greekθῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā)
  4. Ancient Greekθῠρεός (thŭreós)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  7. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  8. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  9. Ancient Greekθῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)
  10. New Latinthyreoīdēs
  11. Englishthyroid
  12. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  13. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  14. Englishthyroidopathy

From thyroid + -o- + -pathy.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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