thyroidal

English

Etymology

From thyroid ‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: thy‧roi‧dal
• Rhymes: -ɔɪdəl

Adjective

thyroidal (not comparable)

1. (physiology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting the thyroid.
   • 2016 March 2, “Dietary Iodine Sufficiency and Moderate Insufficiency in the Lactating Mother and Nursing Infant: A Computational Perspective”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     The organification of iodide in the thyroid gland was described using a second order rate constant (KthybindC, /nmol/L*hr/kg thyroid weight) fitted to provide thyroidal iodide stores near the maximal value, which increased with age.

Derived terms

• antithyroidal
• extrathyroidal
• intrathyroidal
• nonthyroidal
• perithyroidal
• thyroidally

 

Translations

of, pertaining to, or affecting the thyroid — see thyroid