thyroid
/ˈθaɪrɔɪd/
adjective
- Relating to the thyroid gland or its hormones.
- The thyroid panel includes several blood tests.
- She visited a thyroid specialist for her condition.
- Thyroid problems are common in women over 40.
noun
- A small gland in the front of the neck that produces hormones controlling metabolism, growth, and development.
- The doctor felt her thyroid during the physical exam.
- An overactive thyroid can cause weight loss and anxiety.
- She takes medication every day to support her thyroid.
- A medicine made from thyroid hormones, used to treat an underactive thyroid.
- He has been on thyroid for ten years to manage his condition.
- The pharmacy filled her prescription for thyroid.
- Some people need to take thyroid for the rest of their lives.