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thyroidal

/θaɪˈɹɔɪ.dəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thy-roi-dal
IPA
/θaɪˈɹɔɪ.dəl/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or affecting the thyroid.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid English -al English thyroidal From thyroid + -al.

Derived Forms

antithyroidal athyroidal extrathyroidal intrathyroidal nonthyroidal perithyroidal thyroidally

Synonyms

thyroid

Rhymes With

colloidal sinusoidal trapezoidal steroidal toroidal nonsteroidal ellipsoidal spheroidal choroidal discoidal sigmoidal rhomboidal

Questions

How do you pronounce thyroidal?
The recorded pronunciation is /θaɪˈɹɔɪ.dəl/.
What does thyroidal mean?
Of, pertaining to, or affecting the thyroid.
Where does thyroidal come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-der. Proto-Hellenic *tʰurā Ancient Greek θῠ́ρᾱ (thŭ́rā) Ancient Greek -εος (-eos) Ancient Greek θῠρεός (thŭreós) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs)bor. New Latin thyreoīdēsbor. English thyroid English -al English thyroidal From thyroid + -al.

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