thyroid gland

短语

甲状腺

发音

其它

词形变化

thyroid glands 复数 thyroid glands

别名

thyroid

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A large butterfly-shaped endocrine gland situated on the front of the neck that produces various hormones.

    甲状腺

    医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

thyroid

上位词 3

ductless gland endocrine endocrine gland

词源

From New Latin glandula thyreoidea, coined by Thomas Wharton in 1656.

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