thyroid
adjective
of or relating to the thyroid gland.
thyroids
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pluralof thyroid.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Some interviewees told Sorensen of men who examined their thyroids or of the potassium iodide pills teachers passed out to combat the effects of radiation.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 27, 2022
With a million better things to do, we race the beagle to the vet, who mutters a bunch of things about thyroids and further tests.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2018
Iodine is key to the functioning of your thyroids, and while you can get it from other sources, salt was iodized because we weren't getting enough of it.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2017
Government scientists, drawing on data from Nagasaki and Hiroshima, used to visit schools to check thyroids and radioactivity levels, recalled Peterson, another advocate.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 6, 2015
Of course, the radioactive strontium they ate was concentrated in their bones, and the radioactive iodine was concentrated in their thyroids.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
