thyro-, thyr-, thyre-, thyreo-, thyroid-, thyroido-, -thyrea, -thyreosis, -thyroidism, -thyroid
(Greek: pertaining to the thyroid gland)
Literally, "shield-shaped [cartilage];" from
thyre
[
osthyra
] "to keep it closed".
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