甲状腺
jiǎzhuàngxiàn
Thyroid gland
Main term
Medical Chinese dictionary
Thyroid gland in Chinese: 甲状腺 (jiǎzhuàngxiàn)
Thyroid gland in Chinese is 甲状腺 (jiǎzhuàngxiàn) (Traditional: 甲狀腺). Patients often shorten hyperthyroidism to 甲亢 (jiǎkàng) and hypothyroidism to 甲减 (jiǎjiǎn).
Character breakdown
甲 (jiǎ, shield) + 状 (zhuàng, shape) + 腺 (xiàn, gland): the shield-shaped gland.
Simplified and Traditional
Simplified: 甲状腺. Traditional (Taiwan, Hong Kong): 甲狀腺. Pinyin: jiǎzhuàngxiàn.
How native speakers say it
大脖子病 (dà bózi bìng): Goitre (lay term, literally 'big neck disease'); 脖子粗 (bózi cū): My neck looks swollen
Also searched as
thyroid in Chinese; thyroid gland Chinese
High-yield phrases
大脖子病
dà bózi bìng
Goitre (lay term, literally 'big neck disease')
What patients actually say
脖子粗
bózi cū
My neck looks swollen
What patients actually say
甲亢
jiǎkàng
Hyperthyroidism (short form)
Related term
甲减
jiǎjiǎn
Hypothyroidism (short form)
Related term
甲状腺结节
jiǎzhuàngxiàn jiéjié
Thyroid nodule
Related term
您以前查过甲状腺吗？
Nín yǐqián chá guo jiǎzhuàngxiàn ma?
Have you had your thyroid checked before?
Example sentence
Example clinical dialogue
doctor
您以前查过甲状腺吗？
Nín yǐqián chá guo jiǎzhuàngxiàn ma?
Have you had your thyroid checked before?
patient
查过，医生说我有甲减。
Chá guo, yīshēng shuō wǒ yǒu jiǎjiǎn.
Yes, the doctor said I have hypothyroidism.
Common mistakes
- Learn 甲状腺 inside full clinical questions, not as an isolated word, so you recognise it when patients use it.
FAQ
What is thyroid gland in Chinese?
Thyroid gland in Chinese is 甲状腺 (jiǎzhuàngxiàn) (Traditional: 甲狀腺).
How do Chinese patients say thyroid gland?
大脖子病 (dà bózi bìng): Goitre (lay term, literally 'big neck disease'); 脖子粗 (bózi cū): My neck looks swollen
How do I use 甲状腺 with a patient?
您以前查过甲状腺吗？ (Nín yǐqián chá guo jiǎzhuàngxiàn ma?): "Have you had your thyroid checked before?"