thyropathy

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noun

thyroid disease

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

nounthyropathy (countable and uncountable, plural thyropathies)

plural thyropathies

  1. countableuncountablethyroid disease

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. Englishthyro-
  13. Ancient Greekπάσχω (páskhō)
  14. Ancient Greekπᾰ́θος (pắthos)
  15. Englishthyropathy

From thyro- + -pathy.

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APA

thyropathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyropathy

MLA

“thyropathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyropathy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thyropathy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyropathy.

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