Converse of object

• stimulate: These stimulate the thyroid to make lots of thyroxine.

• have: Confused over thyroid test results Dealing with hair loss caused by thyroid medication Do I have an underactive thyroid?

• include: Examination: Neck examination including thyroid; abdominal examination; rectal examination ( OSCE ).

• get: My Mom's got an over-active thyroid and I'm worried My twin sister has an underactive thyroid... .

• remove: I was diagnosed with MEN2a when I was about 11 way back in 1990 and had my thyroid removed in 1991.

Adjective modifier

• underactive: Confused over thyroid test results Dealing with hair loss caused by thyroid medication Do I have an underactive thyroid?

• overactive: Risk factors Being female - women are 10 times more likely to develop an overactive thyroid than men.

• under-active: She suffers from a mild learning disability together with problems caused by an under-active thyroid.

• over-active: You have high blood pressure or heart disease or an over-active thyroid.

• active: Others who have been treated successfully develop an under active thyroid in the future.

• natural: If natural thyroid is to be used, a start may be made with 1/2 grain ( 30 mg ).

Modifies a noun

• gland: The thyroid gland is situated at the base of the throat.

• hormone: Often the symptoms of a lack of thyroid hormone are not very obvious.

• nodule: Thyroid nodules are lumps which can develop in the thyroid gland.

• carcinoma: The aim of our study is to evaluate the expression of these markers in thyroid carcinomas.

• dysfunction: The data indicate that there is a tendency toward primary thyroid dysfunction in Down's syndrome.

• autoantibody: We recommend that thyroid function be followed closely whether or not thyroid autoantibodies are present.

Modifying Another Word

• much: Abnormal thyroid tissue within these nodules produces too much thyroid hormone.

Noun used with modifier

• auto-immune: Patients with auto-immune thyroid diseases are usually referred for blood tests if such symptoms develop.

• childhood: Childhood thyroid cancer is 90 times the levels before 1986.