| 释义 |
thyroid/ˈθairɔid/ n. & adj.●n. 1 (in full 全称 thyroid gland) a large ductless gland in the neck of vertebrates secreting hormones which regulate growth and development through the rate of metabolism 甲状腺(脊椎动物脖子里一根很大的无管腺体，分泌出的激素通过新陈代谢作用调控生长和发育) 2 an extract prepared from the thyroid gland of animals and used in treating goitre and cretinism etc. (从动物甲状腺中提取的)精，汁(可用来治疗甲状腺肿病和呆小病等) ●adj. Anat. & Zool. 【解】【动】 1 connected with the thyroid cartilage 甲状腺的；甲状软骨的 thyroid artery 甲状腺动脉 2 shield-shaped 甲状的 [obsolete French thyroide or modern Latin thyroides, formed irregularly from Greek thureoeidēs, from thureos ‘oblong shield’] |