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Thyroid   /θˈaɪrɔɪd/   Listen
Thyroid

noun
1.
Located near the base of the neck.  Synonym: thyroid gland.



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"Thyroid" Quotes from Famous Books



... emphasise the fact, established by later researches, that after extirpation of the spleen, an enlargement of various lymphatic glands occurs. The alterations of the thyroid, which have been observed by many authors, cannot ...
— Histology of the Blood - Normal and Pathological • Paul Ehrlich

... special materials which are passed into the blood and which are supposed to exert some beneficial effect either upon the blood or upon the tissues through which the blood circulates. The most important of the ductless glands are the thyroid gland, located in the neck; the suprarenal bodies, situated one just over each kidney; and the thymus gland, a temporary gland in the upper part of the chest. The spleen and the lymphatic glands (page 68) are also classed with the ductless glands. ...
— Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools • Francis M. Walters, A.M.

... was at first diffuse, but under the influence of rest it steadily contracted and localised. During this period the patient was seen several times by Mr. Cheatle, who noted considerable temporary enlargement of the thyroid gland. ...
— Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 • George Henry Makins

... how they could have failed to guess it, except that they never would have suspected to look for anything resembling exophthalmic goiter in a person of her stamina," he answered, pronouncing the word slowly. "You have heard of the thyroid gland in ...
— The War Terror • Arthur B. Reeve



Words linked to "Thyroid" :   endocrine, endocrine gland, ductless gland



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