Meaning
rootthyr/o
thyroid
GreekEndocrine
Terms built from thyr/o
One term in the TermDecode library uses this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with thyr/o marked.
Other examples
Words that use thyr/o but do not yet have their own page in the library.
thyroid
Example words shared with other parts
These example words are also listed under another word part, which usually supplies a different piece of the same word.
- thyroidalso listed under -oid (resembling)
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with thyr/o, word for word.
More endocrine roots and combining forms
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