THYROID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thyroid mean? 

• THYROID (noun)
  The noun THYROID has 1 sense:

1. located near the base of the neck

  Familiarity information: THYROID used as a noun is very rare.

• THYROID (adjective)
  The adjective THYROID has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to the thyroid gland

2. suggestive of a thyroid disorder

  Familiarity information: THYROID used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THYROID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Located near the base of the neck

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

thyroid; thyroid gland

Hypernyms ("thyroid" is a kind of...):

ductless gland; endocrine; endocrine gland (any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)

Derivation:

thyroidal (of or relating to the thyroid gland)

• THYROID (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the thyroid gland

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

thyroid; thyroidal

Context example:

thyroidal uptake

Pertainym:

thyroid gland (located near the base of the neck)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Suggestive of a thyroid disorder

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

thyroid personality

Pertainym:

thyroid gland (located near the base of the neck)

 Context examples 

A benign neoplasm arising from the thyroid gland.

(Benign Thyroid Gland Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the regulation of gene expression and plays a role in the development of hepatocellular, lung and thyroid carcinomas.

(MIR18A Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes MIR18A RNA, plays a role in lung, liver and thyroid cancers.

(MIR18A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele is expressed at high levels in medullary thyroid cancer and small cell lung cancer.

(ASCL1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Removal of tissue from the thyroid gland for microscopic examination.

(Biopsy of Thyroid Gland, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of cell in the thyroid.

(C cell, NCI Dictionary)

It is used as a drug to increase calcium levels in the body in order to treat skeletal and tissue-related calcium deficiencies caused by kidney or thyroid disorders.

(Calcitriol, NCI Dictionary)

A hormone formed by the C cells of the thyroid gland.

(Calcitonin, NCI Dictionary)

The neoplastic C-cell hyperplasia is associated with familial medullary thyroid gland carcinoma and multiple endocrine neoplasia type II and IIB.

(C-Cell Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)

CEA, a tumor associated antigen, is overexpressed in many cancer types, including gastrointestinal, breast, non-small cell lung, and thyroid cancers.

(Anti-CEA BiTE Monoclonal Antibody MEDI-565, NCI Thesaurus)