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thyroid gland

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables
thy-roid g-land
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large butterfly-shaped endocrine gland situated on the front of the neck that produces various hormones.

Etymology

From New Latin glandula thyreoidea, coined by Thomas Wharton in 1656.

Inflected Forms

thyroid glands (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hyperthyroidism hypothyroidism thyroidectomy goitre

Synonyms

thyroid

Questions

What does thyroid gland mean?
A large butterfly-shaped endocrine gland situated on the front of the neck that produces various hormones.
Where does thyroid gland come from?
From New Latin glandula thyreoidea, coined by Thomas Wharton in 1656.

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