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Descriptor
English
:
Thyroid Gland
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Glándula Tiroides
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Glândula Tireóide
Tree Number:
A06.407.900
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
See Related
English
:
Struma Ovarii
Thyroidectomy
Ultimobranchial Body
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
injuries
innervation
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
14349
Unique Identifier:
D013961
Occurrence in VHL
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