Concept information
Preferred term
Thyroid Gland
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Thyroid
- Thyroids
Note
- /surg: probably THYROIDECTOMY; inflammation = THYROIDITIS; nodule = THYROID NODULE; /abnorm: consider also THYROID DYSGENESIS; THYROID (USP), a dehydrated extract of thyroid glands is available
Scope note
- 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.
In other languages
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Finnish
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gl. thyreoidea
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gl. thyroidea
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glandula thyreoidea
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glandula thyroidea
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tyreoidea
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tyroidea
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013961
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