thyroid

tiroideo

Relativo al piccolo organo del collo che aiuta a regolare come il corpo usa l’energia.

In inglese semplice: Relating to a small organ in the neck that helps control how the body uses energy.

• The test checks thyroid function.
• Her thyroid hormone levels were low.
• Can thyroid disease make you feel tired?

Espressioni comuni: thyroid gland, thyroid hormone, thyroid function, thyroid disease

tiroideo

Relativo al tessuto resistente nella parte anteriore della gola che protegge la laringe.

In inglese semplice: Relating to the firm tissue at the front of the throat that protects the voice box.

• The thyroid cartilage protects the voice box.
• The doctor examined the thyroid prominence.
• An injury damaged the upper edge of the thyroid cartilage.

Espressioni comuni: thyroid cartilage, thyroid notch, thyroid prominence

tiroideo

Che mostra comportamenti o caratteristiche attribuiti a un problema della ghiandola del collo che produce ormoni.

In inglese semplice: Showing behavior or features thought to result from a problem with a hormone-producing organ in the neck.

• The old report described a thyroid personality.
• The physician associated her restlessness with a thyroid temperament.
• The book used thyroid to describe unusually excitable behavior.

Espressioni comuni: thyroid personality, thyroid temperament

scutiforme

Che ha la forma di uno scudo.

In inglese semplice: Shaped like a shield.

• The plate has a thyroid shape.
• The diagram shows a broad thyroid structure.
• Its thyroid outline resembles a small shield.

Sinonimi: shield-shaped, peltiform

Espressioni comuni: thyroid shape, thyroid plate

estratto tiroideo

Medicinale ricavato dalle tiroidi animali, usato quando il corpo produce troppo poco di alcuni ormoni.

In inglese semplice: Medicine made from animals' neck glands, used when the body produces too little of certain hormones.

• The medicine contains dried thyroid.
• Her doctor prescribed desiccated thyroid.
• Each tablet provides a measured dose of thyroid.

Sinonimi: thyroid extract

Espressioni comuni: desiccated thyroid, dried thyroid, thyroid tablets