thyroideus

thyroideus

Latin

See also: thyroides

Alternative forms

• thyreoideus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θυρεοειδής (thureoeidḗs, “shield-shaped”) +‎ -eus (adjective suffix), from θυρεός (thureós, “oblong shield”) +‎ -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-form, -like”).

Pronunciation

• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ti.roˈi.de.us/, [t̪i.rɔˈiː.d̪ɛ.us]

Adjective

thyroīdeus (feminine thyroīdea, neuter thyroīdeum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) Shaped like a shield.
   1. (anatomy) Of or relating to the thyroid gland.

      arteria thyroidea ima “thyroid ima artery”

Inflection

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	thyroīdeus	thyroīdea	thyroīdeum		thyroīdeī	thyroīdeae	thyroīdea
Genitive	thyroīdeī	thyroīdeae	thyroīdeī		thyroīdeōrum	thyroīdeārum	thyroīdeōrum
Dative	thyroīdeō		thyroīdeō		thyroīdeīs
Accusative	thyroīdeum	thyroīdeam	thyroīdeum		thyroīdeōs	thyroīdeās	thyroīdea
Ablative	thyroīdeō	thyroīdeā	thyroīdeō		thyroīdeīs
Vocative	thyroīdee	thyroīdea	thyroīdeum		thyroīdeī	thyroīdeae	thyroīdea