thyroid
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- adjective
- /ˈθaɪrɔɪd/
- Specialized
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- It seems easy enough for someone with thyroid knowledge, though.
And so that can really increase the the thyroid antibodies.
- And so that can really increase the the thyroid antibodies.
- They're, they're just as consistent and reliable as the synthetic or fake thyroid replacement hormones.
- And then these other various tests, ultrasounds, thyroid ultrasound, liver ultrasounds, they're we we're more advanced with those tools.
- Today we are going to talk about metabolism, mainly going to talk about thyroid hormone and growth hormone and some other related pathways.
- But on the episode before that on growth hormone and thyroid hormone, you said that heating up the body is good for release of growth hormone.
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We're going to go off of that thyroid to increase my metabolism.
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It's a thyroid thing.
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But she will have to live without a thyroid gland and on thyroid medication for life, which can prove to be a challenge.
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As the basis for this recommendation, reference has been made to a study by Rajagopal et al., who reported a marked improvement in sleep apnea in nine hypothyroid patients during thyroid hormone replacement therapy.
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The doctor recommended a thyroid scan to assess the patient's hormone levels.
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Many patients require thyroid medication to manage their hormone imbalances.
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It's important to monitor thyroid function regularly for overall health.
Synonyms
Relating to the small gland in the neck that makes hormones
Compounds
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A butterfly-shaped part at the base of the neck that makes chemicals controlling how the body uses energy and grows
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Chemicals made in a small gland in the neck that control how the body uses energy
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A neck vein that carries blood from the side of the thyroid gland into a large vein in the neck
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A neck vein that carries blood from the lower thyroid to a large vein near the heart
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A neck vein that carries blood from the top of the thyroid gland into a large neck vein
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A large piece at the front of the voice box that forms the Adam's apple
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A small blood vessel in the neck that carries blood away from the thyroid gland
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A chemical made by a gland at the base of the brain that tells the thyroid to make hormones
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thyroid comes from old Greek parts thyre- meaning 'shield' and -oid meaning 'like', so it literally means 'shield-shaped'. That is why as an adjective thyroid means 'relating to the thyroid gland', because it describes things connected to that shield-shaped gland.