thyroid

甲状腺の

体のエネルギーの使い方を調節する、首の小さな器官に関する。

やさしい英語で： 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?

よく使う表現： thyroid gland, thyroid hormone, thyroid function, thyroid disease

甲状軟骨の

喉の前側にあり、声を出す器官を守る硬い組織に関する。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： thyroid cartilage, thyroid notch, thyroid prominence

甲状腺異常を思わせる

首のホルモンを作る器官の異常が原因と思われる行動や特徴を示す。

やさしい英語で： 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.

よく使う表現： thyroid personality, thyroid temperament

盾状の

盾のような形をした。

やさしい英語で： Shaped like a shield.

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

類義語： shield-shaped, peltiform

よく使う表現： thyroid shape, thyroid plate

甲状腺エキス

特定のホルモンが不足した時に使う、動物の甲状腺から作った薬。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： thyroid extract

よく使う表現： desiccated thyroid, dried thyroid, thyroid tablets