endocrine gland vs thyroid

thyroid vs endocrine gland

endocrine gland and thyroid both are nouns.

endocrine gland is not an adjective while thyroid is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
endocrine gland	Yes	No	No	No
thyroid	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, thyroid is a hyponym of endocrine gland; that is, thyroid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than endocrine gland:

endocrine gland: any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream
thyroid: located near the base of the neck

Other hyponyms of endocrine gland include thyroid gland, parathyroid, parathyroid gland, adrenal, adrenal gland, suprarenal gland, prostate, prostate gland, thymus, thymus gland, hypophysis, pituitary, pituitary body, pituitary gland, adenohypophysis, anterior pituitary, anterior pituitary gland, pars anterior, pars distilis, pars intermedia, neurohypophysis, pars nervosa, posterior pituitary, posterior pituitary gland, epiphysis, epiphysis cerebri, pineal body, pineal gland, islands of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans, islets of Langerhans, adrenal cortex, adrenal medulla, corpus luteum, gonad, sex gland.

endocrine gland (noun)	thyroid (noun)
any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream	located near the base of the neck

endocrine gland (adjective)	thyroid (adjective)
	suggestive of a thyroid disorder
	of or relating to the thyroid gland

Difference between endocrine gland and thyroid

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