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thyroids

thyroids is the plural of thyroid.

Meaning of thyroid

Noun

thyroid (plural thyroids)

  1. An extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating deficiency of thyroid hormones.

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Questions about thyroids

What is thyroids the plural of?
Thyroids is the plural of thyroid.

Words near thyroids in the dictionary

  1. thyroidologists
  2. thyroidopathies
  3. thyroidopathy
  4. thyroidotomies
  5. thyroidotomy
  6. thyroids
  7. thyroiodin
  8. thyrolaryngeal
  9. thyroliberin
  10. thyrolingual
  11. thyromegaly

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