thyroid
(thī′royd″ )
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[ thyro- + -oid ]
1. The thyroid gland.
SEE: thyroid gland
2. The cleaned, dried, and powdered thyroid gland of animals; thyroid extract. Thyroid extract, because of its unpredictable potency, is used only rarely to treat hypothyroidism and goiter.There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.
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