thyreoideus

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thureoeidḗs, shield-shaped) +‎ -eus (adjective suffix), from θῠρεός (thureós, oblong shield) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, -oid, -like). Doublet of thyreoīdēs.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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thyreoīdeus (feminine thyreoīdea, neuter thyreoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin)

  1. Thyroid.
    arteria thyreoidea imathyroid ima artery

Inflection

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First/second-declension adjective.