| Thyroid 1. (a.) Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage. 2. (a.) of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal. Thesaurus Entries acromegaly, adrenal, breast, choriocarcinoma, cretinism, diabetes, diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus, dwarfism, gasket, giantism, hyperglycemia, hyperparathyroidism, hypo-ovarianism, hypothyroidism, liver, mamma, mammary gland, ovary, packing, padding, pancreas, panhypopituitarism, pheochromocytoma, pineal body, prostate, prostate gland, sexual precocity, spermary, stopping, stuffing, tampon, testicle, thyroid, thyroid gland, thyrotoxicosis, toxic goiter, wadding |