thyreoideus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === thyroideus === Etymology === From Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”) +‎ -eus (adjective suffix), from θῠρεός (thŭreós, “oblong shield”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid, -like”). Doublet of thyreoīdēs. === Pronunciation === (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ti.re.oˈiː.de.us] === Adjective === thyreoīdeus (feminine thyreoīdea, neuter thyreoīdeum); first/second-declension adjective (New Latin) Thyroid. arteria thyreoidea ima ― thyroid ima artery ==== Inflection ==== First/second-declension adjective.