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euthyroid

euthyroid

8.6
A person whose thyroid works normally
  • noun
  • /juːˈθaɪrɔɪd/
  • Specialized
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  • After treatment, the patient's condition improved, and they became euthyroid again.

Examples

  • In that study, 124 euthyroid women and their children served as controls.

    Academic text (2002)
  • All were confirmed to be euthyroid.

    Academic text (2002)
  • After these patients became euthyroid, PSG was repeated 4 to 12 months later.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Even after the eight patients became euthyroid, six of them (75%) still had persistent sleep apnea.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In fact, differentiation of patients with subclinical hypothyroidism from those that are euthyroid is difficult.

    Academic text (2002)
  • I have never taken thyroid meds, yet I keep having bouts of hyperthyroidism and then go back to euthyroid.

    Blog text (31)
  • In a case study of a hypothyroid patient with OSAS, Meslier reported that six months of hormone replacement up to the euthyroid state did not improve the patient's apnea.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The doctor confirmed that she is euthyroid and has a healthy thyroid function.

  • During the examination, he was declared euthyroid with normal levels of thyroid hormones.

Antonyms

hypothyroid
  • Specialized
1 7.7

A person whose body makes too little thyroid hormone

hyperthyroid
  • Specialized
1 7.5

A person or animal whose thyroid gland makes too many hormones

How Active

hyperthyroid
  • Specialized
1 7.5
euthyroid
  • Specialized
8.6
hypothyroid
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Surface Forms

euthyroid singular
euthyroids plural

Morphology

euthyroid = thyroid (semi-transparent) = eu + thyroid

Same structural formation as the adjectival sense: 'eu-' + 'thyroid'; the medical combining form 'eu-' is specialized and not universally known by learners.

Etymology

Euthyroid comes from the Greek parts eu- meaning 'good' or 'well' and thyroid meaning 'shield', from the gland's shield-like shape. So, a euthyroid is a person whose thyroid is 'well', which means their hormone levels are normal.