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Descriptor
English
:
Thyroid Gland
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Glándula Tiroides
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Glândula Tireoide
Synonyms
English
:
Gland, Thyroid
Glands, Thyroid
Thyroid
Thyroid Glands
Thyroids
Tree Number:
A06.300.900
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
/surg: probably
THYROIDECTOMY
;
inflammation
=
THYROIDITIS
; nodule =
THYROID NODULE
; /abnorm: consider also
THYROID DYSGENESIS
; THYROID (USP), a dehydrated extract of thyroid glands is available
See Related
English
:
Struma Ovarii
Thyroidectomy
Ultimobranchial Body
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
14349
Unique Identifier:
D013961
Occurrence in VHL
:
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