| 词汇 | thyroid |
| 词源 | thyroid. The thyroid cartilage, or adam’s apple, which pro- tects the throat, was named for its resemblance to the shields of Homeric warriors, deriving from the Greek word for “shield” or “shield-shaped.” It gave its name to the thyroid gland that straddles the windpipe. The term is first recorded in 1693. |
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