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A highly vascularized endocrine gland consisting of two lobes joined by a thin band of tissue with one lobe on each side of the TRACHEA. It secretes THYROID HORMONES from the follicular cells and CALCITONIN from the parafollicular cells thereby regulating METABOLISM and CALCIUM level in blood, respectively.
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5 entry terms
- Thyroid
- Gland, Thyroid
- Glands, Thyroid
- Thyroid Glands
- Thyroids
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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.
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/surg: probably THYROIDECTOMY; inflammation = THYROIDITIS; nodule = THYROID NODULE; /abnorm: consider also THYROID DYSGENESIS; THYROID (USP), a dehydrated extract of thyroid glands is available
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- National Library of Medicine. Thyroid Gland. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013961. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013961
- Thyroid Gland. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyroid
- Thyroid Gland. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16399