Meanings
nounthyroprotection (uncountable)
- uncountableprotection of the thyroid from thyrotoxins
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
- Englishthyro-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinpro-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)teg-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)tégeti
- Proto-Italic*tegō
- Latintegō
- Latinprōtegō
- Late Latinprōtēctiō
- Englishprotection
- Englishthyroprotection
From thyro- + protection.
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thyroprotection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroprotection
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“thyroprotection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thyroprotection. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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