Crossword-Solution: THYROID
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Thyroid | a. | Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage. |
| Thyroid | a. | Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal. |
We have 12 clues for the answer “THYROID”
| Clue | Answers |
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| An endocrine gland | 1 answer |
| Gland in the neck | 1 answer |
| Gland located near the base of the neck | 1 answer |
| Gland near the larynx | 1 answer |
| Gland near the trachea | 1 answer |
| Gland that may be overactive | 1 answer |
| Growth gland | 1 answer |
| Larynx neighbor | 1 answer |
| Neighbor of the Adam's apple | 1 answer |
| NECK gland | 2 answers |
| Endocrine gland | 4 answers |
| Gland | 18 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
eruption
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Sentences with THYROID (5)
Basedow, a German physician.] (Med.) A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart; Ð called also exophthalmic goiter.
Stroking his chin, drawling in the ecstasy of being erudite, Kennicott inquired, “Say, doctor, what success have you had with thyroid for treatment of pains in the legs before child-birth?” Carol did not resent their assumption that she was too ignorant to be admitted to masculine mysteries.
One radioactive isotope in the fallout, iodine-131, rapidly built up to serious concentration in the thyroid glands of the victims, particularly young Rongelapese children.
Iodine-131 is a similar threat to infants and children because of its concentration in the thyroid gland.
Recently, Leichtenstein, observing in a case of myxedema treated with the thyroid gland that the subcutaneous fat disappeared with the continuance of the treatment, was led to adopt this treatment for obesity itself and reports striking results.
Quotes with THYROID (3)
I told Augustus the broad outline of my miracle: diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer when I was thirteen. (I didn’t tell him that the diagnosis came three months after I got my first period. Like: Congratulations! You’re a woman. Now die.)
I also think pronunciation of a foreign tongue could be better taught than by demanding from the pupil those internal acrobatic feats that are generally impossible and always useless. This is the sort of instruction one receives: 'Press your tonsils against the underside of your larynx. Then with the convex part of the septum curved upwards so as almost but not quite to touch the uvula try with the tip of your tongue to reach your thyroid. Take a deep breath and compress your…
Why do they always prescribe thyroid medicine to go with the mental illness cocktails they whip up?
Where this answer appears
Appears in: CrosSynergy, Custom, LAT, Newsday, NYT, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 10 times in crossword archives (2001–2020).