Category:Thyroid

Thy"roid, a. Etym: [gr. thyroïde, thyréoïde.]

1. Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid Cartilage.

2. (anat.)

Defn: of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or Thyroid artery; thyroideal. Thyroid cartilage. See under larynx. -- thyroid body, or thyroid gland (anat.), a glandlike but ductless Body, or pair of bodies, of unknown function, in the floor of the Mouth or the region of the larynx. In man and most mammals it is a Highly vascular organ, partly surrounding the base of the larynx and The upper part of the trachea. -- thyroid dislocation (surg.), dislocation of the thigh bone into The thyroid foramen. -- thyroid foramen, the obturator foramen.