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thyroid
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The thyroid gland , or simply the thyroid , is one of the largest endocrine glands in the body , and consists of two connected lobes . It is found in the anterior neck , below the laryngeal prominence (Adam's apple). The thyroid gland controls rate of use ...
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a. Referring to the gland situated in the neck and its blood vessels, etc. n. (context anatomy English) The thyroid gland.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thyroid \Thy"roid\, a. [Gr. qyreoeidh`s shield-shaped; qyreo`s a large, oblong shield (from qy`ra a door) + e'i^dos form: cf. F. thyro["i]de, thyr['e]o["i]de.] Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the thyroid cartilage. (Anat.) Of ...
Usage examples of thyroid.
The secretion of TSH can, as a result, be abnormally high and the thyroid kept needlessly, and even harmfully, overactive.
High blood pressure magnifies the aging and symptoms associated with diabetes, causes kidney failure and many other hormone-related conditions, and be triggered by thyroid, adrenal, or kidney problems.
The largest represents the thyroid cartilage, the next in size the cricoid, and the two smallest the arytenoid cartilages.
That this connection of the goiter and at least one set of symptoms was no coincidence was clearly demonstrated in 1883, when several Swiss surgeons completely removed goitrous thyroids from 46 patients.
In high amounts, isoflavones may have potential negative effects on other hormones, especially in terms of thyroid function.
Some preliminary studies suggest that excess isoflavones can adversely affect the binding of thyroid hormones, which can lead to an underactive thyroid function.
For some thirty-five years after the discovery of thyroxine, it was considered the thyroid hormone.
The hyoid bone was splintered and the thyroid and tracheal cartilage crushed.
The level of tracheal penetration, just below the thyroid cartilage, suggests to me that the neck was extended first, before the slash was made.
I massaged the isthmus of the thyroid, pushing it out of the way, hard toward his head, and with my other hand, pressed the knife blade down into the fourth tracheal cartilage.
His hand also pulped the thyroid cartilage and crushed the laryngeal branch of the vital vagus nerve.
The characteristics of this form of idiocy are an enlarged thyroid gland constituting a goitre or bronchocele, a high-arched palate, dwarfed stature, squinting eyes, sallow complexion, small legs, conical head, large mouth, and indistinct speech.
A: Hypothyroidism is present in more than 10 percent of people over the age of sixty, which is one reason why we urge you to get a thyroid test every five years starting at sixty.
Untreated chronic disorders such as anemia, chronic fatigue syndrome, untreated thyroid conditions, seasonal affective disorder, menopausal or perimenopausal symptoms, or immune-deficiency problems can make a person too exhausted to conjure up a creative new life.
The ball entered the right shoulder, immediately over the suprascapular notch, passed superficially upward and forward into the neck, wounding the esophagus posteriorly at a point opposite the thyroid cartilage, and lodged in the left side of the neck.