thyroïde

French

Alternative forms

thyréoïde (obsolete)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ti.ʁɔ.id/
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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from New Latin thyreoīdēs, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thureoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thureós, “oblong shield”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).

Adjective

thyroïde (plural thyroïdes)

(relational) thyroid
glande thyroïde ― thyroid gland

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of glande thyroïde.

Noun

thyroïde f (plural thyroïdes)

(anatomy) thyroid gland, thyroid (large butterfly-shaped endocrine gland situated on the front of the neck that produces various hormones)
Synonym: glande thyroïde

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Iranian Persian: تیروئید (tiro'id)

Further reading

“thyroïde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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