THYRO- 



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TIBIA 



sis and atrophy and in the adult is completely vesti- 

 gial. See Sweetbread. 2. An old term for con- 

 dyloma. A genus 

 of labiate plants ; 

 thyme. T. vulgaris 

 affords the official 

 Thy m i Ole u m . 

 Thymi Oleum, the 

 volatile oil of garden 

 thyme ; it is impor- 

 tant as a source of 

 thymol. It has the 

 general properties of 

 the terpenes and 

 mints ; it is often £ 

 sold as Oil of Mar- 

 joram, which it re- 

 sembles. 



Thyro-. See Thyreo-, 

 the more correct 

 form. 



Thyreo- (thi'-re-o-) 

 \Qvpz6g, a shield, and 

 hence, from simi- 

 larity of shape and 

 function, the thyreoid gland or cartilage]. A prefix 

 signifying relationship to the thyreoid gland. T.- 

 arytenoid, pertaining conjointly to the thyreoid and 

 arytenoid cartilages. Also applied to a muscle. T.- 

 epiglottideus. See Muscles, Table of. T.-hyoid, 

 pertaining conjointly to the thyreoid cartilage and the 

 hyoid bone. Also, the name of a muscle. 



Thyreoadenitis (thi-re-o-ad-en-i'-tis) [Bvpeog, shield; 

 a8r)v, gland; trig, inflammation]. Inflammation of 

 the thyreoid gland. 



Thyreocele (thi f -re-o-sel) [Ovpeog, thyreoid; ktjAt), a 

 tumor]. A tumor affecting the thyreoid gland. 

 Goiter. 



Thyreo-cricotomy [thi-re-o-kri-kof -o-me) [dvpeog, thy- 

 reoid ; cricotomy] . Tracheotomy performed through 

 the crico-thyreoid membrane alone. 



Thyreoid (thi' '-re-oid) [dvpeog, shield ; t'doc, form] . I. 

 Shield-shaped. 2. Pertaining to the thyreoid gland. 

 3. The lobes called " kernels " or " glands " in myxe- 



trs 



Injected Lobules of Thymus of 

 a Cat. 



a. Cortex, b. Medulla, c. Blood- 

 vessels, d. Septum of connective 

 tissue. (From Stirling.) 



Vikw of Thyreoid Body. 

 1. Thyreoid isthmus. 2. Median portion of crico-thyreoid mem- 

 brane. 3. Crico-thyreoid muscle. 4. Lateral lobe of thyreoid 

 body. 



dema. T. Axis. See Arteries, Table of. T. Body. 

 See T. Gland. T. Cartilage, the largest of the 

 laryngeal cartilages, united at an angle in front called 





the pomum adami. T.-extract, a glycerin extract oi 

 the sheep's thyreoid gland, used in the treatment ol 

 myxedema, cretinism, psoriasis, and other diseases 

 It may be given dry, in powder, or in liquid form, ii 

 quantities corresponding to an eighth or a quarter 01 

 an entire thyreoid from the sheep, every day or 01 

 alternate days. See Organotherapy. T. Foramen 

 See Foramen , Obturator. T. Gland , a ductless, gland 

 like body of unknown function, on the anterior 

 of the upper part of the trachea, consisting of t\v< 

 lateral lobes, one upon either side, connected centrall' 

 by an isthmus. See Cachexia and Myxedema. T. 

 therapy, the treatment of disease by the administra 

 . tion of thyreoid-extract. See Organotherapy. 



Thyreoidectomy (thi-re-oi-dek'-to-me) [dvpeog, shield 

 earo/ify, excision] . Excision of the thyreoid gland. 



Thyreoidin (thi-re-oi'-din) [dvpebg, shield ; e/VSor, like] 

 The extract of thyreoid gland. See Organotherapy. 



Thyreoiditis (thi-rc-oi-di'-lis) [dvpeog, shield; inc.' in 

 flamraation]. Inflammation of the thyreoid gland. 



Thyreoidotomy (phi-re- oi-dot' -o-me) [dvpeog, shield 

 rofiij, incision]. Incision of the thyreoid gland. 



Thyreoids (thi-re-o-i' -tis) [dvpedg, shield ; /.Tig, inflamj 

 mation]. Inflammation of the thyreoid gland. 



Thyreoncus (thi-re-ong'-kus) [dvpeog, shield ; oyK 

 tumor]. Same as Thyreocele. 



Thyreo-cesophageus (thi-re-o-e-sofaj-e' -us) [dvpet 

 shield; 6 tootyayog, esophagus]. Muscular fibers passi 

 between the esophagus and the thyreoid cartilage. 



Thyreopalatine (thi-re-o- 

 pal' -at-in) [dvpedg, thyre- 

 oid ; palatine"]. Pertain- t 

 ing to the thyreoid gland 

 and the palate. T. Mus- 

 cle, the palato-pharnyge- 

 us. See Muscles, Table of. 



Thyreophraxia [thi -re -o- 

 fraks'-e-ah) . Synonym of 

 Goiter. 



Thyreophyma (thi-re-o-f- 

 mah)[dvpeog. shield ; db/ia, 

 a tumor]. Enlargement 

 of the thyreoid gland. 



Thyreoprotein (thi - re - 0- 

 pro f -te-in) \dvpeog, shield ; 

 irpurog, first]. An albu- 

 min isolated by Bubnoff 

 from the thyreoid gland. 



Thyreotomy (tki-re-of '-o- 

 me). See Thvreoidotomy. 



Thyroid (thi'-roid). See 

 Thyreoid, the preferable 

 form. 



Thyrse (thurz) [dvpaog, a 

 stalk, stem]. In biology, 

 a compact panicle like that 

 of the grape, lilac, or 

 horse-chestnut. 



Thyrsiform (thur f -sif-orni) 



f'dhpaog, a stalk ; forma, 

 brm]. Having the form TlBIA AND FibulAiA ntkrio 

 of a thyrse. Vibw. 



Thyrsoid ( thur'- soid) t . shaft of tibia. 



f'ttipaog, stalk ; elSog , 

 orm]. Having the form 

 of a thyrse. 

 Tibia (lib'-e-ah) [I.., shin; 

 also, flute or pipe]. The 

 larger of the two bones of 

 the leg, commonly called 

 the shin-bone, articulating with the femur, fibula, an' 

 astragalus. 



Intern. 

 tuberosity. 3. Ext 



berositv. 4. Spine, 

 cle. 6. Crest. 7. In! 

 tremity. 8. Intern.! 

 lus. 9. Shaft of fibula, j 

 Superior extremity, n. M 

 ferior extremity a: 

 nal malleolus. 



