thyroïde

== French == === Alternative forms === thyréoïde (obsolete) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ti.ʁɔ.id/ === Etymology 1 === Learned borrowing from New Latin thyreoīdēs, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek θῠρεοειδής (thŭreoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”), from θῠρεός (thŭreós, “oblong shield”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”). ==== Adjective ==== thyroïde (plural thyroïdes) (relational) thyroid glande thyroïde ― thyroid gland === Etymology 2 === Ellipsis of glande thyroïde. ==== Noun ==== thyroïde f (plural thyroïdes) (anatomy) thyroid gland, thyroid (large butterfly-shaped endocrine gland situated on the front of the neck that produces various hormones) Synonym: glande thyroïde ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== → Iranian Persian: تیروئید (tiro'id) === Further reading === “thyroïde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012