thyro-

English

Alternative forms

• thyr- (before a vowel)

Etymology

From thyroid +‎ -o-.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /θʌɪ.ɹəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /θaɪ.ɹoʊ/

Prefix

thyro-

1. (medicine) Thyroid.

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with thyro-

thyroarytenoid

thyroblast

thyrocalcitonin

thyrocervical

thyrocyte

thyroepiglottic

thyroepiglottidean

thyrofissure

thyrogenic

thyroglobin

thyroglobulin

thyroglossal

thyrohyal

thyrohyoid

thyromental

thyromimetic

thyroparathyroid

thyroparathyroidectomy

thyropathy

thyropharyngeal

thyroplasty

preprothyrotropin

thyroprotection

thyroprotective

thyrosphere

thyrostatic

thyroarytenoideus

thyrohyoideus

thyropharyngeus

thyroprival

thyrotomy

thyrotoxic

thyrotoxicity

thyrotoxicosis

thyrotoxin

thyrotrope

thyrotrophic

thyrotropic

thyrotropin

Translations

thyroid

Spanish: tiro-

References

• “thyro-”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “thyr-”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.