thyroid gland
noun
a two-lobed endocrine gland, located at the base of the neck that secretes two hormones that regulate the rates of metabolism, growth, and development.
thyroid glands
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pluralof thyroid gland.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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When he arrived in Massachusetts for his first fellowship studying parathyroid hormone, Habener found a ready source of thyroid glands to study from a local Cambridge slaughterhouse that supplied calf meat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
All of them underwent surgery to remove parts or all of their thyroid glands, their lawyer said.
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2022
The previous day, all five animals received carefully titrated doses of radioactive iodine, designed to destroy the overactive cells that had proliferated in their thyroid glands and flooded their bodies with hormones.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2017
Meanwhile, Hitler's façade was that of a vegetarian and non-smoker, but he became increasingly dependent on patent vitamin tonics produced from bovine thyroid glands, livers and bones.
From Nature ● Oct. 4, 2016
I know it’s wrong to think that way, and some people can’t help it ’cause of their thyroid glands or whatever, but I’m sayin’.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
