thyroid : Idioms & Phrases


inferior thyroid vein

  • noun any of several veins on each side that drain the thyroid gland and empty into the innominate vein
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middle thyroid vein

  • noun a vein on each side that drains the lateral part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein
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superior thyroid vein

  • noun a vein on each side that drains the upper part of the thyroid and empties into the internal jugular vein
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Thyroid body, ∨ Thyroid gland

  • (Anat.), a glandlike but ductless body, or pair of bodies, of unknown function, in the floor of the mouth or the region of the larynx. In man and most mammals it is a highly vascular organ, partly surrounding the base of the larynx and the upper part of the trachea. produces thyroxine.
Webster 1913

Thyroid cartilage

  • noun the largest cartilage of the larynx
    Adam's apple.
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  • . See under Larynx.
Webster 1913

Thyroid dislocation

  • (Surg.), dislocation of the thigh bone into the thyroid foramen.
Webster 1913

Thyroid foramen

  • the obturator foramen.
Webster 1913

thyroid gland

  • noun located near the base of the neck
    thyroid.
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thyroid hormone

  • noun any of several closely related compounds that are produced by the thyroid gland and are active metabolically
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thyroid vein

  • noun any of several small veins draining blood from the thyroid area
    vena thyroidea.
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thyroid-stimulating hormone

  • noun anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the function of the thyroid gland
    TSH; thyrotropic hormone; thyrotropin; thyrotrophin; thyrotrophic hormone.
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