adj. designating or of a large ductless gland lying in front and on either side of the trachea and secreting the hormone thyroxine; which regulates body growth and metabolism
Your thyroid gland makes hormones.
Your thyroid gland makes hormones.
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She took thyroid medicine because of her hypothyroidism.
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He studied the physiology of the thyroid gland.
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gland; endocrine gland; ductlessgland
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2 syllables
thy-roid
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